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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieira Borges Major-General | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Major-General, active military officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Vigdis Austrheim Speaker, leadership developer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Speaker, leadership developer and consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Viggo Johansen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vijay Pandey Andreessen Horowitz | Selected | Economist or consultant | At Andreessen Horowitz, venture fund. | 1 | 1 |
| Vik Krishnan Partner · McKinsey | Selected | Economist or consultant | Partner at McKinsey, consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Viken Darakdjian Strategy and data director · Razorfish | Selected | Economist or consultant | Strategy and data director at Razorfish. | 1 | 1 |
| Viki Gabor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vikki Bramshaw Folklore historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Vikki Ross Copywriter | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Copywriter, neither academic nor one of six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Viktor Axelsen Badminton | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Viktor Fritzén Professional board member, (acting) CFO · Montrose | Selected | Economist or consultant | CFO at Montrose, financial advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Viktor Funk Security.Table | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 1 |
| Viktor Gårdman Doctoral student · Grönlands naturinstitut | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student at Greenland Natural Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Viktor Munkhammar Di | Excluded | Journalist | Di (Dagens Industri), unspecified role. | 1 | 1 |
| Viktor Orban | Excluded | Serving politician | Political official from Hungary, Fidesz leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Viktor Papini Documentarian | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Viktor Zouboulis Citizen Journalist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Citizen journalist, no defined academic, political or professional role. | 1 | 1 |
| Viktoria Belinsky Coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Viktoria Isanov | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Viktorr Baranets Colonel | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Viktore Baranets Colonel | Excluded | Serving politician | Russian military colonel, active. | 1 | 1 |
| Vilde Darvik Max Social | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vilde Vågland UNG-ekspert · Opinion | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Youth expert at Opinion polling institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Vili Lehdonvirta Professor · Oxfordin yliopisto | Selected | Academic | Professor of digital social sciences at the University of Oxford. | 1 | 1 |
| Ville Rimali Taaler | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Taaler, company leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Ville Sinkkonen Analyst · Finnish Institute of International Affairs | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at Finnish Institute of International Affairs, public policy institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Ville Skogbergin Founder · Nebula | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and executive of Nebula. | 1 | 1 |
| Ville Stenroos CEO and company founder · Cityvarasto | Excluded | Business executive | General director and founder of Cityvarasto, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Ville Tavio Minister · Orpon hallitus | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister in office (Foreign Trade and Development Minister). | 1 | 1 |
| Vilma Hakala | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vinai Venkatesham Former CEO · Arsenal | Excluded | Business executive | Former CEO of Arsenal, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Vince Ricci Founder and CEO of Hubble Studio | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Hubble Studio. | 1 | 1 |
| Vince Sanderson Management and leadership coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Management and leadership coach, coaching. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Arbarétier Military historian, PhD | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Lieutenant-Colonel, military historian, active military officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Bordenave Journalist on the Science desk · Le Figaro | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Science service of Le Figaro. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Breton Air division general, director of the CICDE · Armée de l'Air | Excluded | Serving politician | Air force division general in office, CICDE director. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Clerc XV de France · Stade Toulouse | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Clercs Top executive · A.P. Møller Mærsk | Excluded | Business executive | Managing director (topchef) of A.P. Moller Maersk. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Everett Ellison Author and documentarian | Selected | Commentator | Author and documentarian analyzing social and political issues. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Fierens | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Georis Journalist · L'Echo | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist L'Echo, decrypts geopolitical issues. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Haegele Curator of the Versailles libraries and historian | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Library conservator, non-university historian. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Hervouët | Excluded | Journalist | Empty position, no explicit analytical title. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Hogan Author of 'The Lost Sportswriter – A Life Up Close with Irish Sporting Greatness' | Selected | Commentator | Author of autobiographical non-fiction on sport. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Jeanbrun LR member of parliament · Assemblée nationale | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving (LR) at National Assembly. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Kucholl Comedian and satirist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Molina Co-founder · Pyannote | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Pyannote. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Montalescot | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Pialat Correspondent · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Le Parisien correspondent, special correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Policard Partner · KKR | Selected | Economist or consultant | Partner at KKR, investment fund manager. | 1 | 1 |