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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Koh Maier Investment director · Finizens | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investment director at Finizens, financial executive. | 1 | 2 |
| Keywan Tonekaboni C't editor · c't Magazin | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | C't Magazin editor, journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Kim Bos Editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Editor, NRC, not an analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Kim van Sparrentak MEP · European Parliament | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP, politician in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Kiran Stacey Policy editor · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Politics editor, The Guardian, not an analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Kirsten Nilsson Journalist · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Politiken, not analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Kjetil Malkenes Hovland Journalist · E24 | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist E24, not analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Klaus Stratmann Handelsblatt chief reporter for climate and energy | Excluded | Journalist | Energy reporter Handelsblatt, not analyst | 1 | 2 |
| Knut Sunde Director · Norsk Industri | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of industry federation. | 1 | 2 |
| Koen Vidal Foreign affairs journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign correspondent for De Standaard, not analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Kolja Rudzio Business editor · DIE ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Economics editor, ZEIT, not an analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Krijn Soeteman | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Krista Pederson Managing Director of Asia Pacific · Hogan Assessments | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Managing Director at Hogan Assessments, company executive. | 1 | 2 |
| Kristen Breitweiser Widow, lawyer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Kristian Johansen TGS head | Excluded | Business executive | TGS chief, company CEO. | 1 | 2 |
| Krystina Gustafson Co-founder · RetailClub | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and SVP of Content. | 1 | 2 |
| Krzysztof Paszyk Minister · PSL | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Krzysztof Przepiórka Płk, co-founder of GROM | Excluded | Serving politician | Colonel GROM, sitting military officer. | 1 | 2 |
| Kurtis Lockhart Founder of the Africa Urban Lab | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Africa Urban Lab. | 1 | 2 |
| Larissa Nolan Communications Officer · Aontú | Excluded | Serving politician | Communications Officer for political party. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Aagaard Climate minister · Dansk Energi | Excluded | Serving politician | Climate minister, minister in office in Denmark. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Broström Producer · Sveriges Radio | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Eriksen Culture journalist · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Cultural journalist Politiken. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Frick Analysis head · Aktiespararna | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Financial analyst at Börsveckan. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Guggisberg National Councillor · SVP | Excluded | Serving politician | National Council member (deputy) in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Jörnow Co-founder · EQT Ventures | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder (co-founder) of EQT Ventures. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Kristian Feste Manager · Lannebo | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Manager and head of rates at Lannebo. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Sander Matjeka Company head and author | Excluded | Business executive | Company executive. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars-Henrik Paarup Michelsen Managing director · Norsk klimastiftelse | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | General director of Norsk klimastiftelse. | 1 | 2 |
| Lasse Stjernkvist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Laura Guegan HSE section head, HSE engineer · Lefebvre Dalloz | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | HSE editor at Lefebvre Dalloz. | 1 | 2 |
| Laura McQueen Managing Director · Leaders | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Laureline Dupont Deputy editor · L'Express | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy editorial director at L'Express. | 1 | 2 |
| Lauren Weber Reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal | 1 | 2 |
| Laurens Dassen Party leader · Volt | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office, leader of Volt party. | 1 | 2 |
| Laurens Luyten Narrator voice, intro Albrecht Dürer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Laurent Wauquiez President of the Droite Républicaine group | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Droite Républicaine group | 1 | 2 |
| Laurent-David Samama Journalist · Les Echos Week-End | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Les Echos Week-End. | 1 | 2 |
| Lauri Torniainen Major · Maasotakoulu | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Laurids Hovgaard Editor · ResilienceTech | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Editor at ResilienceTech. | 1 | 2 |
| Lazar Backovic Business editor · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Business editor at Handelsblatt. | 1 | 2 |
| Leah Meszaros | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Lee Strong Command Sergeant Major · JFK Special Warfare Center and School | Excluded | Serving politician | Command Sergeant Major of military institution. | 1 | 2 |
| Lena Schilling MEP · Grüne | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP in office for Grüne. | 1 | 2 |
| Lenny Fischer Investor | Excluded | Journalist | Investor Weltwoche. | 1 | 2 |
| Leonard Berberi Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Leonor Riso Deputy editor of the Sociedade section · Observador | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy editor of Society at Observador. | 1 | 2 |
| Lester Rietveld | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Leszek Kraskowski Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Leszek Szymowski Investigative journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative reporter. | 1 | 2 |