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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Borgerud historiker och arkivarie | Selected | Academic | Historian and archivist at Uppsala University. | 2 | 3 |
| Charlotte de Montpellier senior économiste · ING | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Economist at ING. | 2 | 2 |
| Chietigj Bajpaee senior research fellow · Chatham House | Selected | Think tank | Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House. | 2 | 2 |
| Chloé Morin Politologue et écrivaine | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and political scientist, analysis specialist. | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Buskirk founder, editor, publisher · American Greatness | Selected | Commentator | Founder, editor, publisher of American Greatness. | 2 | 3 |
| Chris Frueh psychologist and professor | Selected | Academic | Psychologist and professor. | 2 | 3 |
| Chris Griswold Policy Director · American Compass | Selected | Think tank | Policy Director at American Compass. | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Krebs cybersecurity official · Department of Homeland Security | Selected | Former official | Former top cybersecurity official at DHS. | 2 | 2 |
| Chrissy Houlahan | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Representative in Congress (end 2025). | 2 | 2 |
| Christian Hanelt Nahostexperte | Selected | Think tank | Middle East expert at Bertelsmann Foundation. | 2 | 4 |
| Christian Rainer Herausgeber und Chefredakteur · profil | Selected | Commentator | Editor and Editor-in-Chief of profil magazine. | 2 | 9 |
| Christian von Soest | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at German Institute for International Studies. | 2 | 3 |
| Christina Lutter Prof. · Universität Wien | Selected | Academic | Professor Universität Vienna. | 2 | 3 |
| Christina Röcke Entwicklungspsychologin · Healthy Longevity Center der Universität Zürich | Selected | Academic | Developmental psychologist at University of Zurich. | 2 | 2 |
| Christina Thompson editor of the Harvard Review, author · Harvard Review | Selected | Commentator | Harvard Review editor, non-fiction author. | 2 | 3 |
| Christina Toldbo astrofysiker, leder af Rundetaarns Observatorium · Rundetaarns Observatorium | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist leading Rundetaarns Observatory. | 2 | 2 |
| Christoph Schaltegger Prof. | Selected | Academic | Prof. university title. | 2 | 3 |
| Christophe Busch directeur · Hannah Arendt-instituut | Selected | Think tank | Director of Hannah Arendt Institute. | 2 | 2 |
| Christopher J. Ferguson professor of psychology · Stetson University | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology at Stetson University. | 2 | 2 |
| Cilia Holmes Indahl Leder for EQT Foundation · EQT Foundation | Selected | Think tank | Leader of EQT Foundation. | 2 | 2 |
| Claire Judde de Larivière Historienne | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès and Birkbeck, University of London. | 2 | 2 |
| Claire Miot Maitresse de conferences · Sciences Po Aix | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer at Sciences Po Aix. | 2 | 2 |
| Clare Mulley author and historian | Selected | Commentator | Author of history, writes nonfiction historical books. | 2 | 3 |
| Claude Longchamp Politikwissenschaftler | Selected | Academic | Political scientist (university teacher) at University of Zurich and St. Gallen. | 2 | 2 |
| Claudia Chwalisz Founder and CEO · DemocracyNext | Selected | Think tank | Founder and CEO of DemocracyNext think tank. | 2 | 2 |
| Claudine Cohen | Selected | Academic | Philosopher and historian of science at École pratique des hautes études. | 2 | 2 |
| Claudio Feijoo ingeniero, economista | Selected | Academic | Engineer, economist, full professor at Technical University of Madrid. | 2 | 2 |
| Claus Normann geschäftsführender Oberarzt der Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie · Universitätsklinikum Freiburg | Selected | Academic | Professor and clinical director at Freiburg University. | 2 | 2 |
| Clayton Critcher Berkeley Haas Professor · UC Berkeley Haas | Selected | Academic | Berkeley Haas professor at UC Berkeley. | 2 | 2 |
| Clotilde Champeyrache Economiste · CNAM | Selected | Academic | Economist at CNAM, higher education institution. | 2 | 8 |
| Clément Viktorovitch docteur en science politique · professeur, auteur | Selected | Commentator | Doctor of Political Science, professor, streamer and author, public analysis activities. | 2 | 2 |
| Cochav Elkayam-Levy founder and chair of the Commission | Selected | Academic | Legal scholar and international law scholar at Hebrew University and Reichman University. | 2 | 2 |
| Corentin Sellin Professeur agrégé d'histoire et spécialiste des États-Unis | Selected | Academic | Agrégé professor of history. | 2 | 2 |
| Corinna Budras F.A.Z. columnist · Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | Selected | Commentator | F.A.Z. columnist, analyst. | 2 | 27 |
| Craig Gent | Selected | Commentator | Cyberboss: The Rise of Algorithmic Management, analysis author. | 2 | 2 |
| Cristo Vega abogado | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer, tech-savvy attorney. | 2 | 2 |
| Crystal Hefner NYT best selling Author, American model | Selected | Commentator | NYT best-selling author. | 2 | 2 |
| Cécile Alduy Professeur de littérature française | Selected | Academic | Professor of French Literature at Stanford. | 2 | 2 |
| Damian Thompson writer | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author at Spectator (opinion magazine), analysis journalist. | 2 | 38 |
| Damien Vandermeersch avocat général à la Cour de cassation, professeur émérite à l'UCLouvain · UCLouvain | Selected | Academic et Former official | Emeritus professor, UCLouvain, Advocate General at the Court of Cassation (current principal). | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Froomkin media critic | Selected | Commentator | Media critic, media analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| danah boyd Partner Researcher at Microsoft Research · Microsoft Research | Selected | Academic et Think tank | Partner, Researcher at Microsoft Research, founder of Data & Society. | 2 | 2 |
| Dane Cekov Seniorstrateg · SB1 Markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Strategist SB1 Markets, financial strategist. | 2 | 2 |
| Daniel Aquillué experto en historia del siglo XIX, autor | Selected | Commentator | 19th century history expert, author of War and knife. | 2 | 2 |
| Daniel Brook journalist | Selected | Commentator | Journalist Daniel Brook, Hirschfeld non-fiction author. | 2 | 2 |
| Daniel Kostecki analityk rynków finansowych · CMC Markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial markets analyst at CMC Markets, financial analyst. | 2 | 4 |
| Daniel Mügge UvA | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. at UvA (University of Amsterdam). | 2 | 3 |
| Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins Assistant Professor · Wesleyan University | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor at Wesleyan University. | 2 | 2 |
| Daniel Traça auteur | Selected | Commentator | Author of book Ambição about Portugal, non-fiction. | 2 | 2 |
| Daniela Nunes investigadora · Instituto de Estudos Políticos da Universidade Católica | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Institute of Political Studies of a university. | 2 | 6 |