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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Frum Bloomberg Opinion · The Atlantic | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Bloomberg and The Atlantic. | 14 | 30 |
| Kevin Roberts President · Heritage Foundation | Selected | Think tank | President of Heritage Foundation. | 13 | 30 |
| Mariam Lau politische Korrespondentin · Die Zeit | Selected | Commentator | Politics correspondent at Die Zeit, analyst. | 12 | 30 |
| Laurie Santos psychology professor · Yale | Selected | Academic | Professor, psychology professor, Yale. | 12 | 30 |
| Bridget Phetasy Spectator World contributing editor · Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Contributing editor at Spectator. | 11 | 30 |
| Charlie Sykes Bulwark Podcast | Selected | Commentator | Host of Bulwark Podcast, political analyst. | 10 | 30 |
| Han de Jong huiseconoom · BNR | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist (huiseconoom) at BNR, media organization. | 7 | 30 |
| Giuseppe Dentice | Selected | Think tank | Middle East analyst of international studies center. | 2 | 30 |
| Giles Wilkes | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Institute for Government. | 2 | 30 |
| Elena Pisonero | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary of State and Ambassador. | 1 | 30 |
| Annie Jacobsen author | Selected | Commentator | Author New York Times bestseller, Pulitzer finalist, public analysis. | 22 | 29 |
| Seth Godin author | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author of 21 books. | 22 | 29 |
| Sam Harris philosopher, neuroscientist | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher, author of analytical essays. | 22 | 29 |
| Gary Stevenson | Selected | Economist or consultant | British economist, former financier. | 20 | 29 |
| George Conway congressional candidate | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer according to functions. | 16 | 29 |
| Scott Jennings CNN | Selected | Commentator | Political pundit, conservative political commentator. | 14 | 29 |
| Juan Ramón Rallo | Selected | Economist or consultant | Spanish economist and university teacher at Francisco Marroquín University. | 13 | 29 |
| Gabriel Pogrund The Sunday Times Insight Editor · The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Sunday Times Insight Editor, investigation and analysis editor. | 6 | 29 |
| Joseph Henrotin rédacteur en chef · DSI | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief, DSI Magazine. | 3 | 29 |
| Arthur Snell auteur | Selected | Commentator | Diplomat writer. | 3 | 29 |
| Roland Oliphant Senior Foreign Correspondent · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Chief Foreign Analyst at Telegraph, analyst. | 2 | 29 |
| Josh Glancy News Review Editor · The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | News Review editor at Sunday Times. | 2 | 29 |
| Antoine Diers consultant | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 29 |
| Robert Gwiazdowski profesor, adwokat · Uczelnia Łazarskiego | Selected | Academic et Lawyer | Professor and lawyer, Uczelnia Lazarskiego. | 1 | 29 |
| Greg Lukianoff Free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE · FIRE | Selected | Lawyer | First-amendment attorney, FIRE president. | 24 | 28 |
| Mel Robbins bestselling author and podcast host | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author and podcast host. | 21 | 28 |
| Ben Hodges former Commanding General · US Army Europe | Selected | Former official | Former general commanding U.S. Army Europe. | 17 | 28 |
| Liz Truss Former Prime Minister · Conservative Party | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister of United Kingdom. | 17 | 28 |
| Mark Galeotti historian and Russia-watcher · RUSI | Selected | Academic | Honorary professor at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies. | 14 | 28 |
| Dacher Keltner psychologist · Stanford | Selected | Academic | Psychology professor, UC Berkeley and Stanford. | 13 | 28 |
| Robert Næss investeringsdirektør · Nordea | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment director at Nordea. | 10 | 28 |
| Richard Dolan Historian, researcher & author | Selected | Commentator | Historian, researcher and author specializing in analysis. | 10 | 28 |
| Jaap de Hoop Scheffer voormalig NAVO-secretaris-generaal | Selected | Former official | Former NATO Secretary-General (former). | 8 | 28 |
| Audun Wickstrand Iversen forvalter · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at DNB Disruptive. | 5 | 28 |
| Alan Rozenshtein Senior Editor · Lawfare | Selected | Commentator | Senior Editor Lawfare, public policy analyst. | 3 | 28 |
| Kyle Anzalone | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator and analysis podcast host. | 2 | 28 |
| Eric Columbus Senior Editor · Lawfare Institute | Selected | Think tank | Senior Editor Lawfare Institute. | 2 | 28 |
| Tyler Cowen economist and professor · George Mason University | Selected | Academic | Economist and professor at George Mason University. | 24 | 27 |
| Daron Acemoglu Institute Professor · Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Selected | Academic | Institute Professor MIT. | 22 | 27 |
| Andrew Lownie Royal historian | Selected | Commentator | Royal historian and biographer. | 17 | 27 |
| Franz-Stefan Gady Militärexperte · International Institute for Strategic Studies | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at International Institute for Strategic Studies. | 11 | 27 |
| Ulrike Franke Senior Policy Fellow · ECFR | Selected | Think tank | Senior Policy Fellow ECFR. | 11 | 27 |
| Nikolaus Blome Politikchef von RTL/ntv · RTL/ntv | Selected | Commentator | Politics editor, RTL/ntv. | 10 | 27 |
| Stefano Feltri giornalista · Domani | Selected | Commentator | Director of Domani (analysis newspaper director). | 8 | 27 |
| Sigmar Gabriel Ex-Außenminister · Atlantikbrücke | Selected | Former official | Former German Foreign Minister. | 6 | 27 |
| Patryk Kugiel Polskiego Instytutu Spraw Międzynarodowych | Selected | Think tank | Polish Institute of International Affairs. | 6 | 27 |
| Ben Ansell Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions · Oxford University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at Oxford. | 6 | 27 |
| Janna Levin | Selected | Academic | American theoretical cosmologist, physicist at University of Cambridge. | 5 | 27 |
| Aldo Cazzullo | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and Italian writer, non-fiction author. | 4 | 27 |
| Bridget Todd | Selected | Commentator | American podcaster analyzing current events. | 4 | 27 |