Torsten Reil is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Helsing, a new type of defence company providing artificial intelligence to protect our democracies. Torsten has raised over $825M from the likes of Prima Materia, Elad Gil, Accel and General Catalyst. Previously Torsten founded NaturalMotion, one of the UK's most successful games and technology start-ups. Torsten was named as one of MIT's Top 100 Innovators and is a member of the Munich Security Conference Innovation Board.
In Today’s Episode with Torsten Reil We Discuss:
1. The World Around Us: China, Russia and Trump:
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What will happen between China and Taiwan?
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What will happen between Russia and Ukraine?
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How will a Trump administration impact the US’ commitment to fund European defence?
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What conflict do people not pay enough attention to in the world today?
2. Are We Ready and What Needs to Be Done:
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Are the west ready to fight against our adversaries as we stand today?
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What do we need to do to equip ourselves?
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What needs to change in our defence budgets? Where do they need to go?
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How does the procurement process for defence need to change?
3. The Future of War:
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Why does Torsten believe the future of war is contactless?
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In the next wave of defence, what are the most important elements for allies to own? What elements concern Torsten the most?
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What role does AI and autonomous play in the future of war?
4. Is Europe F********:
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Why does Torsten believe that Europe’s biggest problem is ambition not capital?
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Why does Torsten believ that we put too much weight on the location in which companies are founded? Why does it not matter?
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How does Torsten respond to the statement that we do not have the depth of experienced talent in Europe to recruit?
