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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesca Coin sociologa | Selected | Academic | University sociologist (Ca' Foscari, Venice). | 3 | 9 |
| Frank McDonough leading historian of the Third Reich | Selected | Academic | Leading historian, Liverpool John Moores University. | 3 | 9 |
| Françoise Vimeux climatologue, directrice de recherche · Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) | Selected | Academic | Research director at IRD. | 3 | 9 |
| Helen Miller Director · Institute for Fiscal Studies | Selected | Think tank | Director of Institute for Fiscal Studies. | 3 | 9 |
| Hugh Ross Astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist, Caltech. | 3 | 9 |
| Karolina Wigura socjolożka i publicystka · Kultura Liberalna | Selected | Commentator | Sociologist and publicist at Kultura Liberalna. | 3 | 9 |
| Przemysław Biskup analyste | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, university teacher at SGH Warsaw. | 3 | 9 |
| Saul David military historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Military historian and author. | 3 | 9 |
| Snorre Valen | Selected | Former official | Former member of Norwegian Parliament until 2017. | 3 | 9 |
| William Hague former foreign secretary · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Times, former minister. | 3 | 9 |
| Bram Moszkowicz strafpleiter | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 9 |
| Conor Lally crime and security editor · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Crime and Security Editor Irish Times. | 2 | 9 |
| Damien Douani responsable de l'innovation · école Narratiiv | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Innovation director at Narratiiv, founder of Topos consulting (entrepreneur). | 2 | 9 |
| Hemma Michel Narrator · Bayerischer Rundfunk | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 9 |
| Hermann Ploppa commentateur · apolut | Selected | Commentator | Commentator analyzing news and political issues. | 2 | 9 |
| Joe Barnes Brussels Correspondent · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Brussels correspondent Telegraph. | 2 | 9 |
| Krzysztof Kwiatkowski senator · KO | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 2 | 9 |
| Lau Svenssen chefanalytiker · Svenssen & Tudborg | Selected | Economist or consultant | Founder analyst Svenssen & Tudborg. | 2 | 9 |
| Wierd Duk voormalig Ruslandcorrespondent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 9 |
| Eve MacDonald Dr · Cardiff University | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Cardiff University. | 2 | 9 |
| Lacy Hunt economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Renowned economist with 50+ years in finance. | 2 | 9 |
| Giuseppe De Ruvo Limes | Selected | Commentator | Geopolitical analyst for Limes magazine. | 2 | 9 |
| Helena Gissén politisk kommentator · Ekot | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator at Ekot, commentator. | 2 | 9 |
| Martin Sommer politiek commentator · EW Magazine | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Professor Neurology Clinic Göttingen, political commentator. | 2 | 9 |
| Stefan Vermeulen onderzoeksjournalist · NRC | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist and editor at NRC. | 2 | 9 |
| Kacper Ochman kierunek kaukaz.pl · Kierunek Kaukaz | Selected | Commentator | Author Kierunek Kaukaz, geopolitical analysis. | 2 | 9 |
| Radosław Markowski prof. | Selected | Academic | Prof., Political scientist at Polish Academy of Sciences. | 2 | 9 |
| Andrea Graziosi professor | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Naples Federico II. | 2 | 9 |
| Bronisław Wildstein publicysta | Selected | Commentator | Publicist and writer, political analysis. | 2 | 9 |
| Piotr Andrzejewski dr · ISP PAN, Instytut Zachodni | Selected | Academic | Dr., Western Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences. | 2 | 9 |
| Robert Mood generalløytnant · FN | Selected | Former official | United Nations retired general. | 2 | 9 |
| Anna Momigliano giornalista · Il Mulino, Haaretz | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, contributor to Il Mulino intellectual review. | 2 | 9 |
| Annika Sandén docent | Selected | Academic | Docent in history, university history lecturer. | 2 | 9 |
| Christian Rainer Herausgeber und Chefredakteur · profil | Selected | Commentator | Editor and Editor-in-Chief of profil magazine. | 2 | 9 |
| Eric Cullhed professor i antik grekiska | Selected | Academic | Professor of ancient Greek. | 2 | 9 |
| Gregory Johnsen researcher on Yemen and Middle East conflict | Selected | Think tank | Yemen specialist researcher, senior fellow at institute. | 2 | 9 |
| Leif Runefelt idéhistorikern | Selected | Academic | Professor of history of ideas at Södertörn University. | 2 | 9 |
| Patrick Boucheron | Selected | Academic | Historian and professor at Collège de France. | 2 | 9 |
| Carlos Canales | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 9 |
| Carlos Sánchez | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified. | 1 | 9 |
| Claudia Cohen journaliste · Bloomberg | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Bloomberg and Figaro. | 1 | 9 |
| Cédric Ingrand directeur général · Heavyweight Studio | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Heavyweight Studio. | 1 | 9 |
| Dany Lang enseignant chercheur en économie · Sorbonne-Paris Nord | Selected | Academic | Research teacher in economics at Sorbonne-Paris Nord. | 1 | 9 |
| Didier Sanz journaliste | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Tech, reporter. | 1 | 9 |
| Frédéric Farah économiste et enseignant · Université Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. | 1 | 9 |
| Frédéric Krebs président · Krebs & Partners | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Krebs & Partners. | 1 | 9 |
| Hendrik Spiering wetenschapsredacteur en historicus · NRC | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Science Editor Historian NRC. | 1 | 9 |
| Henrik Rosenkvist professor i nordiska språk · Göteborgs universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor of Nordic languages at the University of Gothenburg. | 1 | 9 |
| Jagoda Marinić | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 9 |
| Jose Manuel García Bautista | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 9 |