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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jens Spahn stellvertretender Fraktionsvorsitzender · CDU | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy Faction Chair CDU/Union in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Johan Britz Arbetsmarknads- och klimatminister · Liberalerna | Excluded | Serving politician | Swedish Minister of Labor and Climate. | 3 | 3 |
| Johann Wadephul Außenminister · CDU | Excluded | Serving politician | Foreign minister in Germany, government member in office. | 3 | 3 |
| John Burn-Murdoch Financial Times data reporter · Financial Times | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Financial Times data reporter (journalist). | 3 | 3 |
| John Lee Dr | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Josh Hammer legal expert | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Judith van Stegeren Machine Learning Engineer · Datakami | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-founder Datakami (startup founder). | 3 | 3 |
| Katherina Reiche Wirtschaftsministerin | Excluded | Serving politician | Economics Minister, minister in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Ken Burns documentary filmmaker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Kenneth Eriksson Entinen poliisi ja kirjailija | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Field agent (police investigator). | 3 | 3 |
| Kim Leadbeater Labour MP | Excluded | Serving politician | Labour MP, politician in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Klaus Müller Präsident der Bundesnetzagentur · Bundesnetzagentur | Excluded | Serving politician | President, regulator in position. | 3 | 3 |
| Kyösti Kakkonen self-made entrepreneur · Tokmanni | Excluded | Business executive | Self-made entrepreneur and founder of Tokmanni. | 3 | 3 |
| Lasse Kristoffersen konsernsjef · Wallenius Wilhelmsen | Excluded | Business executive | General director of Wallenius Wilhelmsen. | 3 | 3 |
| Laurent Jacobelli député RN de Moselle · Rassemblement National | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Leonardo Bianchi giornalista · Internazionale | Excluded | Journalist | Internazionale journalist. | 3 | 3 |
| Lippo Suominen päästrategi · S-Pankki | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Strategist at OP Pohjola (bank). | 3 | 3 |
| Lucy Fisher Whitehall editor · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Whitehall Editor Financial Times. | 3 | 3 |
| Luís Montenegro líder da AD · AD | Excluded | Serving politician | Primeiro-ministro, serving prime minister. | 3 | 3 |
| Malala Yousafzai activist · Malala Fund | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Education activist, activist/advocate at NGO. | 3 | 3 |
| Manuel Hagel CDU-Fraktionschef in Baden-Württemberg · CDU | Excluded | Serving politician | CDU faction leader Baden-Württemberg, in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Manuel Sans Segarra Dr. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Surgeon and writer, practicing physician. | 3 | 3 |
| Marek Magierowski auteur · Polonia, Israele, USA | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Marek Wałkuski korespondent · Polskie Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent at Polish Radio Washington. | 3 | 3 |
| Mark Carney Prime Minister · Canada | Excluded | Serving politician | Prime Minister of Canada in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Mark Cuban billionaire entrepreneur · Dallas Mavericks | Excluded | Business executive | Billionaire entrepreneur, owner of Dallas Mavericks. | 3 | 3 |
| Mark Rutte Premier en VVD-leider · Nato | Excluded | Serving politician | Secretary-General of NATO, current public office holder. | 3 | 3 |
| Michel-Édouard Leclerc president · Comité strategique des centres Leclerc | Excluded | Business executive | President of the strategic committee of a distribution chain. | 3 | 3 |
| Mika Aaltola Europarlamentaarikko · European Parliament | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP, politician in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Mona Mannevuo dosentti · Helsingin yliopisto | Selected | Academic | Docent at University of Helsinki. | 3 | 3 |
| Muharrem Demirok partiledare · Centerpartiet | Excluded | Serving politician | Centerpartiet party leader, serving. | 3 | 3 |
| Mónica García ministra de Sanidad · Gobierno Espana | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Health of Spanish Government (politician in office). | 3 | 3 |
| Nick Butler former Head of Strategy · BP | Selected | Academic | Visiting Professor at King's College London, current academic role. | 3 | 3 |
| Nick Thomas-Symonds cabinet member | Excluded | Serving politician | MP and minister (Shadow Cabinet). | 3 | 3 |
| Nora Akachar actrice, theatermaker en presentatrice | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Olaf Scholz Bundeskanzler · Allemagne | Excluded | Serving politician | German chancellor in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Olcay Gulsen tv-persoonlijkheid | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Omid Nouripour Grünen-Co-Chef · Die Grünen | Excluded | Serving politician | Co-Chair of the Greens, in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Paolo Gentiloni economy commissioner · European Union | Excluded | Serving politician | European Commission economy commissioner in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Paul Tang European Parliament member · Parlement européen | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of European Parliament in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Paulina Matysiak posłanka na Sejm RP · Razem | Excluded | Serving politician | Female member of Sejm currently serving. | 3 | 3 |
| Pedro Baños Coronel · Ejército de Tierra | Excluded | Serving politician | Colonel in French Army, active. | 3 | 3 |
| Pedro Nuno Santos líder do PS · Partido Socialista | Excluded | Serving politician | Socialist Party leader, active politician. | 3 | 3 |
| Pedro Sánchez Presidente del Gobierno · Gobierno de España | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidente del Gobierno de España, serving politician. | 3 | 3 |
| Pia Glud Munksgaard journalist og politisk analytiker · DR | Selected | Commentator | Political analyst journalist news DR. | 3 | 3 |
| Piers Morgan Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Broadcaster and presenter. | 3 | 3 |
| Pieter Omtzigt politicien · NSC | Excluded | Serving politician | NSC leader, politician in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Polly Mackenzie Chief Social Purpose Officer · University of Arts London | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Ramiro Iglesias CEO · Crescenta | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and founder of Crescenta. | 3 | 3 |
| Ricarda Lang Bundesvorsitzende, Abgeordnete im Bundestag · BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN | Excluded | Serving politician | Federal party chair and member of parliament in office. | 3 | 3 |