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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joana Ricarte professora | Selected | Academic | Female professor specializing in the Middle East. | 4 | 11 |
| Joaquín Urías professor de Derecho · Tribunal Constitucional | Selected | Academic | Professor of law, former letrado of the Constitutional Court. | 4 | 15 |
| Johan Remkes Oud-informateur en oud-minister | Selected | Former official | Former informateur and former minister. | 4 | 6 |
| Johannes Varwick Politologe | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Helmut Schmidt University. | 4 | 4 |
| John Harris Guardian columnist · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Guardian columnist. | 4 | 6 |
| Jonna Mendez chief of disguise · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. spy, CIA's chief of disguise. | 4 | 5 |
| Joschka Fischer Bundesaußenminister a.D. | Selected | Former official | Former federal foreign minister. | 4 | 5 |
| José Carlos Ruiz filósofo especializado en pensamiento crítico, escritor y profesor | Selected | Academic | Specialized philosopher, writer and professor. | 4 | 4 |
| Juan Branco avocat et docteur en droit | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and doctor of law. | 4 | 11 |
| Julia Gillard former Australian PM, chair Global Institute for Women's Leadership · King's College London | Selected | Former official et Academic | Former Prime Minister of Australia, now president of institute at King's College London. | 4 | 4 |
| Julian Nida-Rümelin Philosoph und ehemaliger Politiker (SPD) · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | Selected | Academic | Philosopher LMU, former SPD politician. | 4 | 11 |
| Juliane Schäuble USA-Korrespondentin der ZEIT · ZEIT | Selected | Commentator | USA political analysis correspondent. | 4 | 7 |
| Kacper Kita auteur | Selected | Commentator | Author Epoka chaosu, political essay. | 4 | 9 |
| Katharina Pistor Rechtsprofessorin · Columbia Law School | Selected | Academic | Law professor at Columbia Law School. | 4 | 4 |
| Katharina Zweig Prof. · RPTU Kaiserslautern | Selected | Academic | Prof. at RPTU Kaiserslautern. | 4 | 4 |
| Katherine Richardson professor | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Copenhagen. | 4 | 4 |
| Kayleigh McEnany | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator, former press secretary. | 4 | 4 |
| Kerry Brown professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of Chinese studies. | 4 | 4 |
| Kimberly Clausing professor at UCLA | Selected | Academic | Professor at UCLA. | 4 | 5 |
| Kishore Mahbubani | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at the National University of Singapore. | 4 | 4 |
| Klaus von Dohnanyi Jahrhundertzeuge | Selected | Former official | Former mayor of Hamburg and minister. | 4 | 7 |
| Kristina Sandklef Kinaanalytiker | Selected | Commentator | Independent China analyst. | 4 | 4 |
| Kurt Volker former U.S. Ambassador to NATO | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO. | 4 | 4 |
| Kwasi Kwarteng former Chancellor of the Exchequer | Selected | Former official | Former Chancellor of the Exchequer. | 4 | 6 |
| Lars Calmfors economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Swedish economist at Stockholm University. | 4 | 18 |
| Laurence Tubiana | Selected | Economist or consultant | French economist, former president. | 4 | 4 |
| Lawrence Douglas James J. Grosfeld Professor of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought · Amherst College | Selected | Academic | Professor James J. Grosfeld Professor of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought, Amherst College. | 4 | 5 |
| Leah Boustan professor of economics · Princeton University | Selected | Academic | Professor, professor of economics, Princeton University. | 4 | 4 |
| Leo Enright space commentator, former RTE and BBC correspondent | Selected | Commentator | Space commentator. | 4 | 4 |
| Lewis Dartnell Professor of astrobiology · University of Westminster | Selected | Academic | Professor of astrobiology at University of Westminster. | 4 | 4 |
| Lilliana Mason political science professor · Johns Hopkins University | Selected | Academic | Political science professor at Johns Hopkins University. | 4 | 4 |
| Lina Khatib associate fellow · Chatham House | Selected | Think tank | Associate fellow at Chatham House, recognized think tank. | 4 | 6 |
| Linda Duits dr. | Selected | Academic | Sociologist at Utrecht University. | 4 | 4 |
| Lluís Montoliu | Selected | Academic | Researcher at CSIC, public research organization. | 4 | 5 |
| Lotte Folke Opinionsredaktør · Politiken | Selected | Commentator | Opinion editor at Politiken. | 4 | 6 |
| Luca Perri astrofisico · Osservatorio di Merate e Planetario di Milano | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist at Merate Observatory. | 4 | 6 |
| Ludivine Gilli Directrice · Observatoire Amérique du Nord à la Fondation Jean Jaurès | Selected | Think tank | Director of Observatory at Fondation Jean-Jaures. | 4 | 16 |
| Luis María Pardo abogado | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 4 | 7 |
| Luísa Lopes neurocientista · Instituto de Medicina Molecular | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist, Instituto de Medicina Molecular. | 4 | 4 |
| Lyndal Roper | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at the University of Oxford. | 4 | 4 |
| Magdalena Bigaj prezeski, autorka eseju · Institut Cyfrowego Obywatelstwa | Selected | Think tank | President of Institute for Digital Citizenship and essay author. | 4 | 4 |
| Mariarosaria Taddeo docente di Etica Digitale e Tecnologie per la Difesa · University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in Digital Ethics at University of Oxford. | 4 | 4 |
| Marik von Rennenkampff scribent · The Hill | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at The Hill, former government official. | 4 | 6 |
| Marius Gonsholt Hov sjeføkonom · Handelsbanken | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist Handelsbanken. | 4 | 7 |
| Mark Kimmitt retired General | Selected | Former official | Retired general, former military official. | 4 | 5 |
| Mark Mahaney senior managing director · Evercore | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Managing Director and market strategist at Evercore bank. | 4 | 6 |
| Mark van Vugt Evolutionair psycholoog | Selected | Academic | Evolutionary psychologist, university teacher. | 4 | 7 |
| Markus Brunnermeier Ökonomie-Professor · Princeton | Selected | Academic | Economics professor at Princeton University. | 4 | 7 |
| Martin Griffiths former UN undersecretary | Selected | Former official | Former UN undersecretary for humanitarian affairs. | 4 | 5 |
| Mary Ziegler law professor · Yale Law Journal | Selected | Academic | Law professor at Yale Law Journal. | 4 | 5 |