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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon West keynote speaker and best-selling author | Selected | Commentator | Keynote speaker and best-selling author. | 5 | 6 |
| David Runciman Podcaster, academic, historian and author | Selected | Academic | Podcaster, academic, historian and author. | 5 | 6 |
| Dietmar Bartsch ehemaliger Fraktionsvorsitzender · Die Linke | Selected | Former official | Former leader (former) of The Left faction. | 5 | 6 |
| Edward Ongweso newsletter editor · The Tech Bubble Newsletter | Selected | Commentator | Newsletter editor and analyst, The Tech Bubble. | 5 | 6 |
| Edward Watts historian | Selected | Academic | Historian, professor, author of Mortal Republic. | 5 | 6 |
| Fernando Díaz Villanueva periodista, divulgador histórico · Vozpópuli | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and historical commentator, analyst/journalist. | 5 | 6 |
| Franziska Davies Osteuropa-Expertin und Historikerin · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | Selected | Academic | Historian at Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich. | 5 | 6 |
| Heike Specht Dr. · Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Bavarian Academy of Sciences. | 5 | 6 |
| James Comey former FBI director · FBI | Selected | Former official | Former FBI director. | 5 | 6 |
| Jim Grant founder and editor · Grant's Interest Rate Observer | Selected | Economist or consultant | Founder and editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer. | 5 | 6 |
| John Martinis Nobel Prize in Physics Winner | Selected | Academic | Physicist at UC Santa Barbara. | 5 | 6 |
| Julia Ravanis teknikhistorikern | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student at Chalmers University of Technology. | 5 | 6 |
| Kiko Llaneras experto en datos y encuestas · EL PAIS | Selected | Commentator | Survey data expert at EL PAIS, analyst. | 5 | 6 |
| Kim Wehle professor of law and former assistant U.S. attorney | Selected | Academic | Professor of law, former assistant attorney. | 5 | 6 |
| Liz Cheney Vice Chair · January 6th select committee | Selected | Former official | Former Congresswoman, committee now dissolved. | 5 | 6 |
| Lue Elizondo former AATIP (Gov't UFO program) director | Selected | Former official | Former AATIP director, government program. | 5 | 6 |
| Matthew Desmond Princeton sociologist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author · Princeton University | Selected | Academic | Princeton sociologist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author. | 5 | 6 |
| Nadine Dorries former Tory cabinet minister | Selected | Former official | Former Conservative cabinet minister. | 5 | 6 |
| Nicholas Kristof NYT columnist · New York Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at New York Times. | 5 | 6 |
| Olga Khazan author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Me, But Better, scientific nonfiction. | 5 | 6 |
| Saul Perlmutter Physiknobelpreisträger | Selected | Academic | Physics Nobel laureate, Berkeley professor. | 5 | 6 |
| Steije Hofhuis docent cultuurgeschiedenis en postdoctoraal onderzoeker · Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin | Selected | Academic | Docent in cultural history at Wissenschaftszentrum. | 5 | 6 |
| Stephon Alexander theoretical physicist · Brown University | Selected | Academic | Theoretical physicist at Brown University. | 5 | 6 |
| Susan Cain auteur | Selected | Commentator | Author Quiet. Primary activity non-fiction writing. | 5 | 6 |
| Tareq Baconi Board President · Al-Shabaka | Selected | Think tank | Board president of Al-Shabaka (Palestinian think tank). | 5 | 6 |
| Tim Weiner auteur | Selected | Commentator | Author of history and non-fiction books. | 5 | 6 |
| Tom Standage deputy editor · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Deputy editor The Economist, analysis. | 5 | 6 |
| Vanessa Bohns psychologist | Selected | Academic | Professor of Organizational Psychology at Cornell University. | 5 | 6 |
| Vincent Bevins author | Selected | Commentator | Author of analysis book 'If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade'. | 5 | 6 |
| William Bernstein | Selected | Economist or consultant | American financial writer and economist on asset allocation. | 5 | 6 |
| Jack Power Europe correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Europe correspondent for Irish Times. | 4 | 6 |
| José Enrique Monrosi periodista · elDiario.es | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 4 | 6 |
| Rasmus Dahlberg leder · Center for Samfundssikkerhed | Selected | Academic | Lecturer and disaster researcher at Roskilde University. | 4 | 6 |
| Bjørn Erik Sættem spareøkonom · Nordnet | Selected | Economist or consultant | Savings economist, financial analyst. | 4 | 6 |
| Cornelius Adebahr self-employed political consultant and analyst · Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik | Selected | Think tank | Political consultant at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik. | 4 | 6 |
| Fredrik Lindström programledare och författare | Selected | Commentator | Program presenter, popular historian and analyst author. | 4 | 6 |
| Leif Eriksrød Aksjesjef · Alfred Berg Kapitalforvaltning | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Manager at Alfred Berg Kapitalforvaltning, investment manager. | 4 | 6 |
| Prof. Giovanni Maio Medizinethiker · Uni Freiburg | Selected | Academic | Director of Institute for Ethics at University. | 4 | 6 |
| Alberto Garín Historiador | Selected | Commentator | Historian and popularizer, author of Renaissance book. | 4 | 6 |
| Katarzyna Chawryło expert · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW, Eastern Studies Center. | 4 | 6 |
| Netta Weinstein professor of psychology · University of Reading | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology at University of Reading. | 4 | 6 |
| John McTernan former political secretary · Tony Blair | Selected | Former official | Former political secretary to Tony Blair. | 4 | 6 |
| Robert Halver Leiter Kapitalmarktanalyse · Baader Bank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Market Analysis Director Baader Bank. | 4 | 6 |
| Hans Rauscher Kolumnist DER STANDARD · STANDARD | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at DER STANDARD. | 4 | 6 |
| Mattias Eriksson förvaltare · Pam Capital | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Pam Capital. | 4 | 6 |
| Menno Weij tech-jurist · BDO-Legal | Selected | Lawyer | Tech lawyer BDO-Legal, law firm lawyer. | 4 | 6 |
| Alana Newhouse editor-in-chief · Tablet | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief of Tablet magazine. | 4 | 6 |
| Alex Stamos director · Stanford Internet Observatory | Selected | Academic | Director of Stanford Internet Observatory. | 4 | 6 |
| Alex Tapscott auteur | Selected | Economist or consultant | Business author and independent financial analyst. | 4 | 6 |
| Andreas Peichl Ökonom und Professor · LMU München | Selected | Academic | Economist and professor at LMU Munich. | 4 | 6 |