Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept. This page covers every guest of the POC podcasts, all countries together: screening comes first, and the country of origin is looked up afterwards, only for the selected experts.
Guests identified28,551
Excluded19,870
Selected8,681Of which 2,556 English-speaking world, 4,579 European Union, 1,546 other or unknown country
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,334Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute730Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament531LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar251Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent865CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist1,970
Why the others are excluded
People
27,693 people · the 858 guests named by their first name only are counted above but not listed
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asif Kapadia Award-winning filmmaker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Asim Qureshi Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction book on Muslim political prisoners. | 1 | 1 |
| Ask Møller Bjerringbro Gymnasium | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Asko Järvinen Chief physician of infectious diseases at HUS | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief physician of infectious diseases at hospital, health professional outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Asle Eirkem Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor with explicit title, author of academic book. | 1 | 1 |
| Assaf Orion Brigadier General (res) · Israel Defense Forces | Excluded | Serving politician | Retired general (Brigadier General retired), former military not public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Asser Hedegård Thomsen PhD and medical specialist · Aarhus University | Selected | Academic | Doctor and university specialist at Aarhus University. | 1 | 1 |
| Asta Kongsted | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Astri Aas-Hansen Minister of justice and public security | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Justice and Civil Protection in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Astrid Bjørnebekk Senior researcher · Oslo Universitetshospital | Selected | Academic | Senior researcher at Oslo University Hospital, university research organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Astrid Fokkema Lecturer · Fontys University of Applied Sciences | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Fontys University of Applied Sciences. | 1 | 1 |
| Astrid Galsgaard PhD, technology psychologist | Selected | Academic | Doctor (Ph.D.) with explicit academic title. | 1 | 1 |
| Astrid Langer NZZ | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Astrid Samuelsson Healthinvest | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investment company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Astrid Van Ruymbeke Manager | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Manager, does not fit any role. | 1 | 1 |
| Astudestra Ajengrastri BBC Indonesian | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at BBC Indonesian. | 1 | 1 |
| Athlète japonais | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Atle Ottesen Søvik Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor with explicit university title. | 1 | 1 |
| Atle Skarsten Local historian · Militærhistorisk forening Rogaland | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Local historian in an association, does not fit any role. | 1 | 1 |
| Atle Tangen Section head · Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste (PST) | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of section at security police, field officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Atoosa Rubenstein Youngest editor-in-chief at Seventeen Magazine | Excluded | Business executive | Magazine editor-in-chief, does not correspond to any role. | 1 | 1 |
| Atte Jortikka Analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Inderes. | 1 | 1 |
| Atte Jääskeläinen Yliasiamies · Sitra | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | General director of Sitra, public institution leader in position. | 1 | 1 |
| Atticus LeBlanc Founder of PadSplit | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of PadSplit, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Atze de Vrieze | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Aubrey Allegretti Chief Political Correspondent · The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Chief Political Correspondent at The Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Aubrey Johnson Vice president of system planning and competitive transmission · MISO | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Vice-President at MISO (electric grid operator), business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Aubrey Marcus Founder · Onnit | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Onnit, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Aubrey McCarthy Independent Senator · Tiglin Homeless Services | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent senator in office, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Aud Tennøy Senior researcher in urban development and urban transport · Institute of Transport Economics | Selected | Academic | Senior researcher at Institute of Transport Economics, public research organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Aude Bariéty de Lagarde Correspondent journalist · Le Figaro | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist correspondent at Le Figaro. | 1 | 1 |
| Audrey Bourolleau Founder of the Hectar association for agricultural transition and former agriculture adviser to Emmanuel Macron | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of association and former advisor, does not match any role. | 1 | 1 |
| Audrey Ceuppens Global Head of Grocery and Retail · Bolt Food | Excluded | Business executive | Global Head at Bolt Food, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Audrey Darsonville Professor of private law and criminal sciences · Paris Nanterre University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Law at Paris-Nanterre University. | 1 | 1 |
| Audrey Millet Historian, author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Audrey Renard Gendarmerie commander, head of the Behavioural Sciences Department | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Gendarmerie commander, military officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Audrey Tang Digital minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Digital Minister in office, politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Audrey Uhler | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Audrey Ward The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Audun Halvorsen Director of the emergency preparedness department · Norges Rederiforbund | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of professional maritime navigation association, does not correspond to any role. | 1 | 1 |
| Audun Iversen Tech guru, fund manager · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager and tech guru at DNB (financial institution). | 1 | 1 |
| Audun Kjus | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Audun Pettersen Virkes industry director for tourism | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sector director at Virke (employers' association), no corresponding role. | 1 | 1 |
| August Biniaz Co-Founder and CIO · CPI Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder and CIO of CPI Capital, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| August Grønli Director · Finn Reise | Excluded | Business executive | Director of Finn Reise, business director. | 1 | 1 |
| Auguste Canier Journalist · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Parisien, simple reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Augustin Sayer Co-founder · Ovni | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Ovni, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Augusto Bassi | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Augusto Fraga Director and screenwriter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Augusto Marietti CEO and cofounder · Kong | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and co-founder of Kong, tech company leader. | 1 | 1 |