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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baroness Grey-Thompson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Baroness Sayeeda Warsi Conservative peer and former party chair · Conservative Party | Excluded | Serving politician | Active Conservative peer. | 1 | 1 |
| Barra Roantree Assistant Professor · Trinity College Dublin | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin. | 1 | 4 |
| Barry Andrews | Excluded | Serving politician | European Parliament member in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry D. Todd U.S. Army veteran, entrepreneur | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Heneghan Independent TD | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent TD in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Lenihan Political Correspondent · RTÉ News | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent at RTÉ News. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Lunn Founder & CEO · Provizio AI | Excluded | Business executive | Founder & CEO of Provizio AI. | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Marston head of the BBC's jihadist media team · BBC | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of BBC's jihadist media team. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Murphy actor · RTÉ Documentary on One | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Roche Irish Times Southern Correspondent · Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Southern Correspondent at Irish Times. | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Schwartz President and Chief Investment Officer · Baskin Wealth Management | Excluded | Business executive | President and Chief Investment Officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Taylor archeologist | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist at Chester. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Ward TD · Fine Gael | Excluded | Serving politician | TD and Senator in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Barry Whyte Chief Reporter · Newstalk | Excluded | Journalist | Chief Reporter at Newstalk, senior reporter. | 2 | 3 |
| Barry Wilmore Astronaut | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Astronaut. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Beirlant Europaspecialist · De Standaard | Selected | Commentator | Europe specialist and political journalist. | 1 | 3 |
| Bart Belser | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Brinckman Journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Burggraaf Vrij Verbond | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Chabot padre | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Poet. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart de Graaff Korps Commando Troepen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart De Wever Belgian Prime Minister · Belgium | Excluded | Serving politician | Belgian prime minister in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Bart Dobbelaere Journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Bart Eeckhout | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 8 |
| Bart Ehrman New Testament scholar | Selected | Academic | Biblical scholar UNC. | 5 | 8 |
| Bart Funnekotter Napoleon-kenner | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 2 | 8 |
| Bart Gaens analyst · Finnish Institute of International Affairs | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at Finnish Institute of International Affairs. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Goemaere beleggersactivist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Gonnissen stuurman van olietankers | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Grob conservator hedendaagse wetenschap · Rijksmuseum Boerhaave | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Conservator at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Groothuis VVD-Europarlementariër · Parlement européen | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP in office. | 2 | 4 |
| Bart Haeck politiek journalist en editorialist · De Tijd | Selected | Commentator | Political journalist and editorial writer at De Tijd. | 1 | 2 |
| Bart Hinke mediaredacteur · NRC | Selected | Commentator | Media editor at NRC (media analysis). | 2 | 2 |
| Bart Horsten Rabobank | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director at Rabobank (bank), not one of the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Jansen universitair docent · Nyenrode | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in law and philosophy at Nyenrode. | 2 | 4 |
| Bart Kerremans professor Amerikaanse politiek · KUL | Selected | Academic | Professor of American Politics at KUL. | 2 | 2 |
| Bart Lagae Journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Luirink | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Maat fotograaf | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Meijer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Meys stem Livius | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Moeyaert Schrijver | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author (fiction writer), does not match any role. | 2 | 2 |
| Bart Mol host · Satoshi Radio | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| Bart Mos onderzoeksjournalist · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist. | 1 | 3 |
| Bart Nauta Vakantieman | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Spandaw prive detective · Spandaw & Veltman | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Private detective and security agent, does not match any role. | 1 | 2 |
| Bart Tuinman Presentator · NOS Jeugdjournaal | Excluded | Journalist | NOS Jeugdjournaal presenter, presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Van Craeynest | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist at Voka (economic organization). | 1 | 2 |
| Bart Van de Vijver prof · UAntwerpen | Selected | Academic | Prof of diatoms at UAntwerpen. | 1 | 1 |