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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Lauterbach Gesundheitsminister a.D. und SPD-Bundestagsabgeordnete · SPD | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy in office (politician IN OFFICE). | 2 | 2 |
| Karol Nawrocki Polens Präsident | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Poland (serving). | 2 | 2 |
| Kate Mosse bestselling writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Bestselling novelist. | 2 | 2 |
| Kate Smaje senior partner · McKinsey & Company | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company. | 2 | 2 |
| Katharina Mittelstaedt Leitende Redakteurin Innenpolitik · STANDARD | Excluded | Journalist | Chief domestic politics editor, STANDARD. | 2 | 2 |
| Katty Kay BBC US Special Correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | USA correspondent for BBC, not analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Kayla Epstein BBC's U.S. reporter · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter BBC, not analyst | 2 | 2 |
| Keith Duggan Washington correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Washington correspondent for Irish Times, not analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Kemi Badenoch Conservative Party leader | Excluded | Serving politician | British Conservative Party leader in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Kerstin Kohlenberg ZEIT-Außenpolitikredakteurin · ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign politics editor, ZEIT, not an analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Kev Adams Humoriste | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Cokley psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, without university affiliation. | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Sullivan editor · Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Science editor, Irish Times, not an analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Khadeeja Safdar reporter · WSJ | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter WSJ, not analyst | 2 | 2 |
| Kim Bergsma redacteur · IEX | Excluded | Journalist | Financial markets editor, not an analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Kim Mathiasen psykolog og forskningsleder · Center for Digital Psykiatri | Selected | Academic | Psychologist and research leader at Digital Psychiatry Center. | 2 | 2 |
| Kirk Cameron Actor and author | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Kitty Holland journaliste · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Social affairs correspondent for Irish Times, not analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Kjetil Hanssen USA-korrespondent | Excluded | Journalist | United States correspondent, not analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Klara Klingspor kulturskribent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Koen Petersen senator | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator, political position. | 2 | 2 |
| Koert Debeuf auteur | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Konstantin Kisin co-host of the podcast TRIGGERnometry · Triggernometry | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Kristalina Georgieva Managing Director · International Monetary Fund | Excluded | Serving politician | Managing Director of IMF, active public authority. | 2 | 2 |
| Kristian Corfixen politisk reporter · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Political reporter, not analyst | 2 | 2 |
| Kristin Clemet leder av tankesmien Civita · Civita | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Kristin Skaug daglig leder · AksjeNorge | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Daglig leder of AksjeNorge, CEO. | 2 | 2 |
| Kristof Smeyers historien · KU Leuven | Selected | Academic | Historian at KU Leuven. | 2 | 2 |
| Kristopher Schau | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Krzesimir Dębski compositeur | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Krzysztof Gawkowski szef klubu parlamentarnego · Lewicy | Excluded | Serving politician | Parliamentary club chief and digitization minister in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Krzysztof Płomiński amb. | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Krzysztof Śmiszek europoseł, były wiceminister sprawiedliwości · Nowa Lewica | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP and Deputy Justice Minister in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Ksenia Bolchakova Journaliste réalisatrice · Capa Presse | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Kurt Gray Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, without mentioned university affiliation. | 2 | 2 |
| Kurtis Reid | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Laoise de Brún barrister | Selected | Lawyer | Barrister in practice. | 2 | 2 |
| Lars Dehli Psykolog og podkaster | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and podcaster. | 2 | 2 |
| Lars Fr. H. Svendsen Filosofiprofessor · Civita | Selected | Academic et Think tank | Philosophy professor, also philosopher at Civita. | 2 | 2 |
| Lars Skovgaard Andersen investeringsstrateg · Danske Bank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment strategist Danske Bank. | 2 | 2 |
| Lars Thorsen leder Stopp islamiseringen av Norge · SIAN | Excluded | Serving politician | Political organization leader in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Lasse Laaksonen sotahistorioitsija | Selected | Academic | Military history researcher, docent. | 2 | 2 |
| Laura El Makki écrivaine et professeur · Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Professor and writer, Sciences Po. | 2 | 2 |
| Laura Falcó escritora | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, fiction. | 2 | 2 |
| Laura Harmon Labour Party Senator · Labour Party | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator Labour in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Laura Sicola cognitive linguist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Language coach for executives. | 2 | 2 |
| Laurence Rossignol sénatrice · Val-de-Marne | Excluded | Serving politician | French senator in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Lavinia Meijer harpist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Lena Bodewein Journalistin, ARD-Studio Neu-Delhi · ARD | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist ARD/NDR. | 2 | 2 |
| Leonhard Birnbaum CEO · Eon | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Eon, major energy company. | 2 | 2 |