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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuliano da Empoli | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and nonfiction author. | 6 | 7 |
| Heino Falcke Astrophysiker · Radboud-Universität Nijmegen | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist Radboud University Nijmegen. | 6 | 7 |
| Jakub Wiech expert · Energetyka24, Elektryfikacja | Selected | Commentator | Polish essayist journalist, energy and electrification analyst. | 6 | 7 |
| Javier Cercas scrittore | Selected | Commentator | Writer and essayist, main activity. | 6 | 7 |
| John McWhorter | Selected | Academic | Professor at Columbia University. | 6 | 7 |
| Kieran Setiya professor · MIT | Selected | Academic | Professor, MIT. | 6 | 7 |
| Maggie Aderin-Pocock space scientist and science educator | Selected | Academic | Space researcher at University College London. | 6 | 7 |
| Malcolm Harris journalist, critic and author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, critic and author. | 6 | 7 |
| Marcus du Sautoy Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science · University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Professor of mathematics at the University of Oxford. | 6 | 7 |
| Marjan Slob Denker des Vaderlands | Selected | Commentator | Thinker of the Nation, philosophical thinker. | 6 | 7 |
| Marlene Laruelle Stanford UP | Selected | Academic | Historian, political scientist at Elliott School. | 6 | 7 |
| Musa al-Gharbi assistant professor · Stony Brook University | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor, Stony Brook University. | 6 | 7 |
| Philipp Blom Historiker | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, historian, cultural historian analyzing history and culture. | 6 | 7 |
| Polly Toynbee columnist · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for The Guardian, analyst. | 6 | 7 |
| Rob Oudkerk | Selected | Former official | Former politician. | 6 | 7 |
| Rune Østgård forfatter og advokat | Selected | Lawyer | Author and lawyer. | 6 | 7 |
| Sal Mercogliano professor · Campbell University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Campbell University. | 6 | 7 |
| Dilan Yeşilgöz politiek leider en fractievoorzitter · VVD | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Defense Netherlands and VVD leader in office. | 5 | 7 |
| Jens Stoltenberg Finanzminister · NATO | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Finance Norway in office. | 5 | 7 |
| Magdalena Andersson partiledare · Socialdemokraterna | Excluded | Serving politician | Leader of Social Democratic Party, politician in office. | 5 | 7 |
| Michael Shellenberger founder · Public.News | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investigative journalist, journalism profession. | 5 | 7 |
| Ro Khanna Congressman · House of Representatives | Excluded | Serving politician | Congressman at the House of Representatives. | 5 | 7 |
| Anna Colin Lebedev maîtresse de conférences · Université Paris-Nanterre | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer in political science, University Paris-Nanterre. | 5 | 7 |
| Vicente Garrido criminólogo · Universidad de Valencia | Selected | Academic | Professor of criminology, Université de Valence. | 5 | 7 |
| Andrzej Kohut ekspert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW. | 5 | 7 |
| Brad Klontz Psychologist · Creighton University's Heider College of Business | Selected | Academic | Associate professor Creighton University. | 5 | 7 |
| Muriel Domenach ancienne ambassadrice de France à l'OTAN · OTAN | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of France to NATO. | 5 | 7 |
| Ángeles Caballero columnista · El País | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for El País. | 5 | 7 |
| Jan Rotmans prof. dr. | Selected | Academic | Professor of transition science at university. | 5 | 7 |
| Maciej Pawłowski ekspert ds. migracji, gospodarki i polityki · Instytut Nowej Europy | Selected | Think tank | Political and economics expert at Institute for a New Europe. | 5 | 7 |
| Mark Urban journalist · The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and editorialist. | 5 | 7 |
| Andreas Bergh Associate Professor of Economics · Lund University | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Economics at Lund University. | 5 | 7 |
| Gawain Towler former Reform UK strategist · Reform | Selected | Commentator | Strategist and party spokesperson, no public position. | 5 | 7 |
| Jason Burke author · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Author and international security analyst, The Guardian, essayist. | 5 | 7 |
| Rita Verdonk voormalig asielminister | Selected | Former official | Former Asylum Minister (former minister). | 5 | 7 |
| Rüdiger Bachmann Wirtschaftswissenschaftler | Selected | Academic | Economist, university professor. | 5 | 7 |
| Cornell Belcher | Selected | Commentator | Pollster and political commentator, not an economist. | 5 | 7 |
| Elias Omberg psykologistudent, influenser, samfunnsdebattant, poet og foredragsholder | Selected | Commentator | Psychology student, influencer and social debater. | 5 | 7 |
| Max Bergmann director · CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program | Selected | Think tank | Director of CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program. | 5 | 7 |
| Peter Gärdenfors philosophe · Suède | Selected | Academic | Cognitive scientist and university teacher. | 5 | 7 |
| Veronica De Romanis Economista · Stanford University Firenze | Selected | Academic | Economist at Stanford University, Florence, and Luiss Università. | 5 | 7 |
| Amelie Ferey Responsable du Laboratoire de recherche sur la défense · IFRI | Selected | Think tank | Defense research lab director at IFRI. | 5 | 7 |
| Barbara Blaha Momentum-Institut | Selected | Think tank | Momentum Institute Austrian. | 5 | 7 |
| Bjørn Erik spareøkonom | Selected | Economist or consultant | Savings economist, financial analyst. | 5 | 7 |
| Diana Buttu Palestinian scholar | Selected | Academic | Jurist affiliated with Birzeit University. | 5 | 7 |
| Emérito Quintana gestor · Numantia Patrimonio Global | Selected | Economist or consultant | Wealth management manager. | 5 | 7 |
| Glory Liu assistant professor · Georgetown University | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor at Georgetown University. | 5 | 7 |
| Hal Hershfield professor of marketing, behavioral decision making and psychology · Anderson School of Management at UCLA | Selected | Academic | Professor of Marketing, UCLA. | 5 | 7 |
| Hanna Notte Expertin für russische Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Center for Strategic and International Studies. | 5 | 7 |
| Kees Verhoeven fondateur · Bureau Digitale Zaken | Selected | Former official | Former member of parliament (D66 Netherlands). | 5 | 7 |