Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,587
Excluded19,870
Selected8,717
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,352Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute735Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament534LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar253Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent867CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist1,976
Why the others are excluded
People
27,729 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Nitot directeur associé Communs Numériques et Anthropocène · OCTO Technology | Selected | Economist or consultant | Associate Director at OCTO Technology, consultant. | 1 | 6 |
| Viviana Mazza giornalista · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 6 |
| Yann Rousseau correspondant · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Les Echos correspondent in Tokyo, reporter. | 1 | 6 |
| Jürgen Klatzer Journalist · Falter | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist revealing Falter. | 1 | 6 |
| Sophie Coignard Journaliste · Le Point | Selected | Commentator | Journalist Le Point and author "Trees in danger". | 1 | 6 |
| Chris Mirasola assistant professor · University of Houston Law Center | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor at University of Houston Law Center. | 1 | 6 |
| David Sklansky Professor · Stanford Law School | Selected | Academic et Lawyer | Professor at Stanford Law School. | 1 | 6 |
| Eugenia Lostri Fellow in Technology Policy and Law · Lawfare | Selected | Think tank | Technology fellow at Lawfare. | 1 | 6 |
| Radosław Gruca publicysta · Radia ZET | Selected | Commentator | Polish publicist, analysis essayist. | 1 | 6 |
| Alon Pinkas | Selected | Former official | Former Israeli diplomat. | 1 | 6 |
| Catherine Fieschi Politologue, Chercheuse associée · centre Robert Schuman de l'Institut universitaire européen de Florence | Selected | Academic | Researcher at European University Institute. | 1 | 6 |
| Claudia Durastanti Scrittrice | Selected | Commentator | Writer (journalist-writer) contributing to Internazionale, analysis magazine. | 1 | 6 |
| Craig Murray ancien ambassadeur | Selected | Former official | Former British ambassador. | 1 | 6 |
| Gerhard Schröder | Selected | Former official | Former Federal Chancellor of Germany. | 1 | 6 |
| Jan Chwedeńczuk prof. · Instytut Fizyki Teoretycznej Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego | Selected | Academic | Prof. Theoretical Physics Institute at University of Warsaw. | 1 | 6 |
| Laurent Cohen | Selected | Academic | Neurologist at Sorbonne University Medical Faculty. | 1 | 6 |
| Lorenzo Kamel docente di storia delle relazioni internazionali · università di Torino | Selected | Academic | Teacher of history of international relations at University of Turin. | 1 | 6 |
| Maria Sole Colombo Critica | Selected | Commentator | Critic and film programmer, cinema analysis for the public. | 1 | 6 |
| Olivier Schmitt professeur au Collège royal de défense du Danemark · Center for War Studies | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Southern Denmark. | 1 | 6 |
| Ainslie Johnstone data journalist · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Data journalist The Economist. | 1 | 6 |
| Bonni Stachowiak Dean of Teaching and Learning, Professor · Vanguard University | Selected | Academic | Dean of Teaching and Learning, Professor Vanguard University. | 1 | 6 |
| Brian Mooney Education Columnist and Guidance Counsellor · Irish Times | Selected | Commentator | Education columnist at Irish Times. | 1 | 6 |
| Dipo Faloyin auteur | Selected | Commentator | Author of Africa Is Not A Country, political non-fiction analysis. | 1 | 6 |
| Eric Le Boucher économiste éditorialiste · Les Echos | Selected | Commentator | Economist columnist at Les Échos. | 1 | 6 |
| Knut Magnussen seniorøkonom · DNB Markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Economist DNB Markets. | 1 | 6 |
| Natasha Feroze écrivain · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Writer at Spectator. | 1 | 6 |
| Pablo Pombo analista político | Selected | Commentator | Political analyst, political analysis for public. | 1 | 6 |
| prof. dr. Coen Teulings econoom · UU | Selected | Academic | Economist at Universiteit Utrecht. | 1 | 6 |
| Tomasz Słomka politolog · UW | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, doctorate at University of Warsaw. | 1 | 6 |
| Émilie Olié professeure de psychiatrie · CHU de Montpellier | Selected | Academic | Professor of Psychiatry at Montpellier University Hospital. | 1 | 6 |
| Jimmy Wales co-founder · Wikipedia | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Wikipedia, startup founder. | 5 | 5 |
| Nigel Farage honorary president · Reform UK | Excluded | Serving politician | Leader and Parliament member, politician in office. | 5 | 5 |
| Volodymyr Zelensky President · Ukraine | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Ukraine in office. | 5 | 5 |
| Wes Streeting health secretary · UK Government | Excluded | Serving politician | Health Secretary, UK Government, currently in office. | 5 | 5 |
| Christiane Vejlø tech-analytiker · Dataetisk Råd | Selected | Commentator | Tech analyst analyzing future trends. | 5 | 5 |
| Mark Miodownik Professor of Materials and Society · University College London | Selected | Academic | Professor of Materials and Society at University College London. | 5 | 5 |
| Rasmus Sinding Søndergaard seniorforsker · DIIS | Selected | Think tank | Senior Researcher at DIIS. | 5 | 5 |
| Sonja Lyubomirsky psychologist | Selected | Academic | Professor of Psychology at University of California, Riverside. | 5 | 5 |
| Antony Beevor author | Selected | Commentator | Author of the definitive book on the Battle of Stalingrad. | 5 | 5 |
| Borja Vilaseca expert en développement personnel | Selected | Commentator | Writer, speaker, personal development expert. | 5 | 5 |
| David Autor economist · MIT | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at MIT. | 5 | 5 |
| Emily Wilson traductrice, classiciste | Selected | Academic | Classicist and translator, university professor. | 5 | 5 |
| Helen Czerski physicist and oceanographer · University College London | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering UCL. | 5 | 5 |
| João Miguel Tavares cronista · PÚBLICO | Selected | Commentator | Columnist PÚBLICO. | 5 | 5 |
| Jöel Broekaert culinair schrijver | Selected | Commentator | Writer and food critic. | 5 | 5 |
| Kenneth Roth former longtime executive director · Human Rights Watch | Selected | Former official | Former executive director of Human Rights Watch. | 5 | 5 |
| Lode Lauwaert filosoof aan de KU Leuven · KU Leuven | Selected | Academic | Philosopher at KU Leuven. | 5 | 5 |
| Mark Leonard director · ECFR | Selected | Think tank | Director of European Council on Foreign Relations think tank. | 5 | 5 |
| Patrice Geoffron Professeur d'économie · Université Paris-Dauphine | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at University Paris-Dauphine. | 5 | 5 |
| Paul Nurse director · Francis Crick Institute | Selected | Academic | Director of Francis Crick Institute. | 5 | 5 |