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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Mustafić Genocide expert and Srebrenica survivor | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Alma Zadić Justice minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Justice minister in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Almir Martin Diversity adviser | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Diversity consultant, consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Almut Siefert ZEIT author | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no demonstrated analytical work. | 1 | 1 |
| Alojzy Nowak Professor · University of Warsaw | Selected | Academic | Profesor at University of Warsaw, rector. | 1 | 1 |
| Alon Pinkas | Selected | Former official | Former Israeli diplomat. | 1 | 6 |
| Alondra Nelson Member · UN advisory body on AI | Selected | Academic | Sociologist, Columbia affiliation and research. | 3 | 3 |
| Alopi Patel Anesthesiologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Anesthesiologist, physician. | 1 | 1 |
| Aloys Winterling Historian · Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | Selected | Academic | Historian at Humboldt University Berlin. | 1 | 1 |
| Alp Kucukelbir Chief Scientist · Fero Labs | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief Scientist at Fero Labs, startup executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Alp Toker Founder · Netblocks | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Netblocks. | 1 | 1 |
| Alpo Rusi Ambassador, counsellor of foreign affairs, PhD in political science | Selected | Former official | Ambassador (Suurlähettiläs), former public official. | 3 | 3 |
| Alrik Söderlund Auto, motor & sport | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no demonstrated analytical work. | 1 | 1 |
| Altaf Kassam State Street | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment strategy director at State Street. | 1 | 1 |
| Álvaro Anula | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Álvaro Benito | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Spanish footballer and musician. | 1 | 1 |
| Álvaro Bermejo Anthropologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Anthropologist and novelist, writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Álvaro Carvajal Politics editor · EL MUNDO | Excluded | Journalist | Political editor El Mundo | 1 | 1 |
| Álvaro D. María | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Álvaro de Argüelles Contributor · El Orden Mundial | Selected | Think tank | Contributor to El Orden Mundial, analysis media. | 2 | 2 |
| Álvaro de María Author of La filosofía Bitcoin | Selected | Commentator | Author of La filosofía Bitcoin, nonfiction book. | 5 | 5 |
| Álvaro Díaz | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Álvaro García | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Álvaro Martín Popularizer | Selected | Commentator | Science communicator. | 4 | 5 |
| Álvaro Martínez del Pozo | Selected | Academic | Professor of biochemistry at Complutense University of Madrid. | 1 | 1 |
| Álvaro Mendonça e Moura President of the CAP | Excluded | Business executive | Presidente da CAP, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Álvaro Merino | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Álvaro Pintado | Excluded | Business executive | Young entrepreneur, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Álvaro Pinteño Clinical physiotherapist specializing in chronic pain · Arpa Editores | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Clinical physiotherapist, practitioner. | 1 | 1 |
| Álvaro Urquijo | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Álvaro Vasconcelos Founder · Fórum Demos | Selected | Think tank | Founder of Fórum Demos think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Álvaro Vega | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alvin Lui President · Courage is a Habit | Excluded | Business executive | President of Courage is a Habit, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Alvin Roth Professor · Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Stanford University, Nobel economist. | 7 | 7 |
| Alvin Wang Graylin Spent 35 years in senior leadership roles across HTC, IBM · HTC, IBM, MIT, Stanford | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior leadership roles HTC and IBM, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Alwien de Jong FD labour market editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Labor market editor Financial Daily | 1 | 1 |
| Alwin Brunner District prosecutor | Excluded | Serving politician | District prosecutor. | 1 | 1 |
| Alwine de Jong Editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Financial media editor Financial Daily | 1 | 4 |
| Alya Aglan Professor of contemporary history · Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University | Selected | Academic | Professor of History, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. | 1 | 1 |
| Alyssa Carson Pilot and astrobiologist · NASA | Selected | Academic | Pilot and astrobiologist, NASA training. | 1 | 1 |
| Alyssia Gaoua Slate.fr | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no demonstrated analytical work. | 1 | 1 |
| Amade M'charek Professor of science anthropology · Université | Selected | Academic | Professor, university professor of anthropology. | 1 | 1 |
| Amadeo Llados | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Amado Herrero Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Spanish journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Amador Aroya | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Amador Guallar Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Spanish journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Amália Carvalho | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Amalia Guerrero Economist, businesswoman, investor · Escuela de Tranquilidad Financiera | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist, independent analyst, school founder. | 4 | 5 |
| Amalie Lyhne Berlingske | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Amalie Smidt | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |