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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Atalla Television producer | Excluded | Business executive | Television producer, does not match any role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ash Ireland | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | European community affairs correspondent at The Guardian. | 1 | 1 |
| Ashkan Fardost | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ashleigh Merchant Host of The MK True Crime Show | Excluded | Journalist | Host of MK True Crime Show. | 1 | 1 |
| Ashley Bamford-Kaemmereit Table Today | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist from Table Today team. | 1 | 1 |
| Ashley Cox Emotional analysis and resolution coach · Nice Guy Reform School | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Emotional analysis coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Ashley Fahey Senior Manager of Global Product Sustainability · Kohler Company, MilliporeSigma | Excluded | Business executive | Former company executive (Kohler), not in defined roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ashley Koff RD · The Better Nutrition Program | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Registered Dietitian (RD), does not match any role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ashley Winston Creator · Palmdale Car Finders | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Business creator (Palmdale Car Finders), does not correspond to any role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes Mining entrepreneur, former Deputy Director for Batteries and Critical Materials · US Department of Energy | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Mining entrepreneur, former Deputy Director at US DoE. | 1 | 1 |
| Ashok Varadhan Co-heads of Global Banking & Markets business · Goldman Sachs | Excluded | Business executive | Co-head of division at Goldman Sachs, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Asia Argento | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Asier G. Morato Co-founder · ChubbyApps | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder of ChubbyApps, does not fit any role. | 1 | 1 |
| Asif Baig Chef · Das Chadim | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Asif Farooqi BBC Urdu's editor | Excluded | Journalist | BBC Urdu editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Asif Kapadia Award-winning filmmaker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 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 |
| Assaf Orion Brigadier General (res) · Israel Defense Forces | Excluded | Serving politician | Retired general (Brigadier General retired), former military not public official. | 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 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 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 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 |
| 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 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 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 |