Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,587
Excluded19,663
Selected8,924
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,498Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute736Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament551LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar255Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent873CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist2,011
Why the others are excluded
People
27,729 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Mengelberg onderzoeker · Nederlandse Defensie Academie | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Dutch Defence Academy. | 5 | 8 |
| Dennis Nørmark antropolog, forfatter og foredragsholder | Selected | Commentator | Danish anthropologist and author. | 5 | 8 |
| Raphaël Doan Normalien et agrégé de lettres classiques, historien de l'Antiquité, et auteur | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and former senior civil servant. | 5 | 8 |
| Stephen Dubner coautore di Freakonomics, host del Freakonomics podcast · Freakonomics | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of Freakonomics, economic analyst. | 5 | 8 |
| Tommy Wieringa écrivain | Selected | Commentator | Essay writer, analysis writer. | 5 | 8 |
| Harald Martenstein Publizist · Die Welt | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and commentator for Die Welt, columnist. | 5 | 8 |
| Marc Touati | Selected | Economist or consultant | French economist. | 5 | 8 |
| Aleksander Olech Defence24 | Selected | Commentator | Defense analyst for Defence24. | 5 | 8 |
| Bart Wallet hoogleraar Joodse Studies · Universiteit van Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Professor of Jewish Studies at University of Amsterdam. | 5 | 8 |
| Bertrand Périer avocat spécialiste de l'éloquence | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer specializing in eloquence. | 5 | 8 |
| Daniel Lieberman evolutionary biologist and author | Selected | Academic | Paleoanthropologist at Harvard University. | 5 | 8 |
| Dennis Kucinich Mayor of Cleveland, U.S. Congressman, Democratic presidential candidate | Selected | Former official | Former mayor and U.S. Representative. | 5 | 8 |
| Erick Erickson author | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator and radio host. | 5 | 8 |
| Kate Adamala bioingénieure | Selected | Academic | Synthetic biologist at University of Minnesota. | 5 | 8 |
| Magnus Henrekson | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Stockholm School of Economics. | 5 | 8 |
| Maria Libura dr | Selected | Academic | Public health specialist, university employee. | 5 | 8 |
| Mogens Lykketoft forhenværende udenrigsminister | Selected | Former official | Former foreign minister. | 5 | 8 |
| Steen Jakobsen investor og økonomisk kommentator | Selected | Commentator | Investor and economic commentator. | 5 | 8 |
| Steven Cook | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations. | 5 | 8 |
| Susanne Spector chefsekonom · Danske Bank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist, Danske Bank. Bank analyst. | 5 | 8 |
| Zeke Emanuel MD, PhD, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Vice Provost at University of Pennsylvania. | 5 | 8 |
| Dilan Yeşilgöz politiek leider en fractievoorzitter · VVD | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Defense Netherlands and VVD leader in office. | 5 | 7 |
| Jens Stoltenberg Finanzminister · NATO | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Finance Norway in office. | 5 | 7 |
| Magdalena Andersson partiledare · Socialdemokraterna | Excluded | Serving politician | Leader of Social Democratic Party, politician in office. | 5 | 7 |
| Michael Shellenberger founder · Public.News | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investigative journalist, journalism profession. | 5 | 7 |
| Ro Khanna Congressman · House of Representatives | Excluded | Serving politician | Congressman at the House of Representatives. | 5 | 7 |
| Anna Colin Lebedev maîtresse de conférences · Université Paris-Nanterre | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer in political science, University Paris-Nanterre. | 5 | 7 |
| Vicente Garrido criminólogo · Universidad de Valencia | Selected | Academic | Professor of criminology, Université de Valence. | 5 | 7 |
| Andrzej Kohut ekspert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW. | 5 | 7 |
| Brad Klontz Psychologist · Creighton University's Heider College of Business | Selected | Academic | Associate professor Creighton University. | 5 | 7 |
| Muriel Domenach ancienne ambassadrice de France à l'OTAN · OTAN | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of France to NATO. | 5 | 7 |
| Ángeles Caballero columnista · El País | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for El País. | 5 | 7 |
| Jan Rotmans prof. dr. | Selected | Academic | Professor of transition science at university. | 5 | 7 |
| Maciej Pawłowski ekspert ds. migracji, gospodarki i polityki · Instytut Nowej Europy | Selected | Think tank | Political and economics expert at Institute for a New Europe. | 5 | 7 |
| Mark Urban journalist · The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and editorialist. | 5 | 7 |
| Andreas Bergh Associate Professor of Economics · Lund University | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Economics at Lund University. | 5 | 7 |
| Gawain Towler former Reform UK strategist · Reform | Selected | Commentator | Strategist and party spokesperson, no public position. | 5 | 7 |
| Jason Burke author · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Author and international security analyst, The Guardian, essayist. | 5 | 7 |
| Rita Verdonk voormalig asielminister | Selected | Former official | Former Asylum Minister (former minister). | 5 | 7 |
| Rüdiger Bachmann Wirtschaftswissenschaftler | Selected | Academic | Economist, university professor. | 5 | 7 |
| Cornell Belcher | Selected | Commentator | Pollster and political commentator, not an economist. | 5 | 7 |
| Elias Omberg psykologistudent, influenser, samfunnsdebattant, poet og foredragsholder | Selected | Commentator | Psychology student, influencer and social debater. | 5 | 7 |
| Max Bergmann director · CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program | Selected | Think tank | Director of CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program. | 5 | 7 |
| Peter Gärdenfors philosophe · Suède | Selected | Academic | Cognitive scientist and university teacher. | 5 | 7 |
| Veronica De Romanis Economista · Stanford University Firenze | Selected | Academic | Economist at Stanford University, Florence, and Luiss Università. | 5 | 7 |
| Amelie Ferey Responsable du Laboratoire de recherche sur la défense · IFRI | Selected | Think tank | Defense research lab director at IFRI. | 5 | 7 |
| Barbara Blaha Momentum-Institut | Selected | Think tank | Momentum Institute Austrian. | 5 | 7 |
| Bjørn Erik spareøkonom | Selected | Economist or consultant | Savings economist, financial analyst. | 5 | 7 |
| Diana Buttu Palestinian scholar | Selected | Academic | Jurist affiliated with Birzeit University. | 5 | 7 |
| Emérito Quintana gestor · Numantia Patrimonio Global | Selected | Economist or consultant | Wealth management manager. | 5 | 7 |