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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luuk Kruijsdijk Professional freestyle footballer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Cristóvão | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís de Freitas Branco | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís del Águila Coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fitness trainer. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Fagundes Duarte Moderator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Loia | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Louro Illustrator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Mendão Director General · Grupo de Ativistas em Tratamentos (GAT) | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | General director at GAT, association leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Menezes CEO · Grupo Ageas Portugal | Excluded | Business executive | Grupo Ageas Portugal CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Rodrigues Costa Engineer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chemical and mining engineer. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Teles Executive chairman · Standard Bank Angola | Excluded | Business executive | Presidente Standard Bank Angola, CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Luís Valente Co-founder and CEO · iLoF | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of iLoF. | 1 | 1 |
| Lydia Cacho | Excluded | Journalist | Mexican journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Lyes Louffok Children's rights activist · comité de vigilance des enfants placés | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Children's rights activist, co-founder of watchdog committee. | 1 | 1 |
| Lynda La Plante Writer, producer and creator | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, producer and creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Lynette Wallworth Emmy Award-winning filmmaker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lynn Ruane Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Lynn Van den Broeck | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Lynn Voogt | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Lyse Doucett Chief international correspondent · BBC News | Excluded | Journalist | Chief international correspondent at BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Lærke Kløvedal | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Léa Iribarnegaray Journalist · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Le Monde. | 1 | 1 |
| Léa Mispoulet Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Female entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Léa Sanchez Journalist in the Planète section · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Planet Le Monde. | 1 | 1 |
| M-E Dupont | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| M. John Harrison Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, Fiction Author (science fiction). | 1 | 1 |
| Maaike de Schepper Veterinarian | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Veterinarian, medical profession. | 1 | 1 |
| Maaike Noordhuis Pensions editor · FD | Excluded | Journalist | Pensions editor, FD. | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten Biermans Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten Bloemers Director · GUTS Tickets | Excluded | Business executive | Director of GUTS Tickets, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten Gulickx Career coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Career coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten Libeer Adviser for international business · Voka Kennis- en Lobbycentrum | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | International affairs advisor, not economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten Naaijkens General director · Codam | Excluded | Business executive | General director of Codam, training institution. | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten Sukel Author · The AI Factory | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Author founder of The AI Factory, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten van Poll Editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Editor Financial Daily | 1 | 1 |
| Maarten Voncken Research director · ASML | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Research director at ASML, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Maartje Bakker Reporter · de Volkskrant | Excluded | Journalist | Volkskrant Reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Maartje Wortel Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer who published novels, fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Maasbert Schouten Afab | Excluded | Business executive | Sports official. | 1 | 1 |
| Mac Caldwell Captain · US Marine Corps | Excluded | Serving politician | US Marine Corps captain, active military. | 1 | 1 |
| Macarena Muñoz | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Macha Ravine | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Machiel Keestra | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Grzenkowicz Reportage author · Dział Zagraniczny | Excluded | Journalist | Author of reportage. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Jastrzębski Reportage | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Jaszczuk Podium finisher · Festival Jacka Kaczmarskiego | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Kuźniar CEO · Oktawave | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Oktawave, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Lasek Deputy minister of infrastructure and government plenipotentiary for CPK | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister of Infrastructure, government official in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Maj Openfield | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Survey researcher at Openfield, not an economist in strict sense. | 1 | 1 |
| Maciej Musiałowski | Excluded | Business executive | Actor. | 1 | 1 |