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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glory Liu assistant professor · Georgetown University | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor at Georgetown University. | 5 | 7 |
| Hal Hershfield professor of marketing, behavioral decision making and psychology · Anderson School of Management at UCLA | Selected | Academic | Professor of Marketing, UCLA. | 5 | 7 |
| Hanna Notte Expertin für russische Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Center for Strategic and International Studies. | 5 | 7 |
| Kees Verhoeven fondateur · Bureau Digitale Zaken | Selected | Former official | Former member of parliament (D66 Netherlands). | 5 | 7 |
| Kristian Åström ekonomikommentator · Sveriges Radio | Selected | Commentator | Economics commentator at Sveriges Radio. | 5 | 7 |
| Kurt Bauer Historiker | Selected | Commentator | Austrian historian and non-fiction writer. | 5 | 7 |
| Liam Halligan columnist · Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Telegraph. | 5 | 7 |
| Maggie Jackson author | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction essays, journalist and columnist. | 5 | 7 |
| Mhairi Black former SNP Deputy Leader and MP · Paisley and Renfrewshire South | Selected | Former official | Former SNP Deputy Leader and MP. | 5 | 7 |
| Nejra Macic sjeføkonom · Prognosesenteret | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist at Prognosesenteret. | 5 | 7 |
| Petri Roininen | Selected | Former official | Finnish politician, former chairperson (end of 2023). | 5 | 7 |
| Sophie Pedder Paris Bureau Chief · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Paris Bureau Chief, The Economist. | 5 | 7 |
| Szymon Kardaś | Selected | Academic | University teacher at Institute of International Relations. | 5 | 7 |
| Tila Pronk Sociaal psycholoog en liefdeswetenschapper · Tilburg University | Selected | Academic | Social psychologist at Tilburg University. | 5 | 7 |
| Tom Baldwin former Labour Party adviser and author | Selected | Commentator | Former advisor to Labour Party, author. | 5 | 7 |
| Zongyuan Zoe Liu Maurice R. Greenberg Fellow · Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | Maurice R. Greenberg Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations. | 5 | 7 |
| Éric Sadin philosophe et écrivain | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and essayist. | 5 | 7 |
| André Ventura Chega | Excluded | Serving politician | Founder politician Chega in office. | 5 | 6 |
| Keir Starmer Prime Minister · UK Government | Excluded | Serving politician | Prime Minister of United Kingdom in office. | 5 | 6 |
| Paul Ronzheimer journalist · BILD | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BILD. | 5 | 6 |
| Reid Hoffman co-founder · LinkedIn | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of LinkedIn and PayPal. | 5 | 6 |
| Michio Kaku theoretical physicist, bestselling author · City College of New York | Selected | Academic | Professor at City College of New York, physicist. | 5 | 6 |
| Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor · BBC | Selected | Commentator | Russia editor, BBC, domain specialist analyst. | 5 | 6 |
| Cris Carrascosa abogada y CEO · ATH21 | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and CEO of ATH21. | 5 | 6 |
| Brad Wilcox professor of Sociology · University of Virginia | Selected | Academic | Professor of Sociology, University of Virginia. | 5 | 6 |
| Christina Boutrup journalist | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and China expert and author. | 5 | 6 |
| David Spiegelhalter Emeritus Professor of Statistics · University of Cambridge | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of statistics at University of Cambridge. | 5 | 6 |
| Dieter Helm professor of economic policy · University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Professor of political economy at Oxford University. | 5 | 6 |
| Gerhard Conrad Geheimdienstexperte · BND | Selected | Former official | Former Bundesnachrichtendienst agent. | 5 | 6 |
| Maarten Van Rossum toponderhandelaar | Selected | Former official | Former diplomat, oud-diplomaat. | 5 | 6 |
| Marian Donner auteur | Selected | Commentator | Writer and cultural critic, Dutch writer and critic. | 5 | 6 |
| Marion Gibson Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, author of books on Witchcraft. | 5 | 6 |
| Priya Parker Facilitator | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author of The Art of Gathering. | 5 | 6 |
| Rüdiger Frank Professor · Universität Wien | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Vienna. | 5 | 6 |
| Sergio Fernández escritor, divulgador, fundador · IPP | Selected | Commentator | Writer and science communicator, founder of IPP. | 5 | 6 |
| Ulf Ellervik Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of Chemistry, chemist. | 5 | 6 |
| Justyna Gotkowska | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at Centre for Eastern Studies (Polish think tank). | 5 | 6 |
| Steve Peters Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor explicitly mentioned in the excerpts. | 5 | 6 |
| Alex Hutchinson columnist for Outside magazine · Outside | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Outside magazine. | 5 | 6 |
| Amie Parnes co-author | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of political non-fiction book. | 5 | 6 |
| Antonio Turiel | Selected | Academic | Physicist, marine sciences institute. | 5 | 6 |
| Bent Flyvbjerg professor · Oxford | Selected | Academic | Professor at Oxford University. | 5 | 6 |
| Bitte Hammargren associerad senior medarbetare · Utrikespolitiska institutet | Selected | Think tank | Senior Member Swedish political institute. | 5 | 6 |
| Bogusław Pacek generał broni, profesor · Uniwersytet Jagielloński | Selected | Academic | Profesor at Jagiellonian University, retired general. | 5 | 6 |
| Christine Kinealy Professor · Quinnipiac University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Quinnipiac University. | 5 | 6 |
| Claire Marin | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and essayist. | 5 | 6 |
| Damon West keynote speaker and best-selling author | Selected | Commentator | Keynote speaker and best-selling author. | 5 | 6 |
| David Runciman Podcaster, academic, historian and author | Selected | Academic | Podcaster, academic, historian and author. | 5 | 6 |
| Dietmar Bartsch ehemaliger Fraktionsvorsitzender · Die Linke | Selected | Former official | Former leader (former) of The Left faction. | 5 | 6 |
| Edward Ongweso newsletter editor · The Tech Bubble Newsletter | Selected | Commentator | Newsletter editor and analyst, The Tech Bubble. | 5 | 6 |