20VC: The Future of War: Are We Ready & What Needs to Be Done | China, Russia and Trump: What Happens Now | Raising $828M to Build the Defence Champion of Europe | Torsten Reil, Co-Founder @ Helsing

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: •

What will happen between China and Taiwan? • •

What will happen between Russia and Ukraine? • •

How will a Trump administration impact the US’ commitment to fund European defence? • •

What conflict do people not pay enough attention to in the world today? • 2. Are We Ready and What Needs to Be Done: •

Are the west ready to fight against our adversaries as we stand today? • •

What do we need to do to equip ourselves? • •

What needs to change in our defence budgets? Where do they need to go? • •

How does the procurement process for defence need to change? • 3. The Future of War: •

Why does Torsten believe the future of war is contactless? • •

In the next wave of defence, what are the most important elements for allies to own? What elements concern Torsten the most? • •

What role does AI and autonomous play in the future of war? • 4. Is Europe F********: •

Why does Torsten believe that Europe’s biggest problem is ambition not capital? • •

Why does Torsten believ that we put too much weight on the location in which companies are founded? Why does it not matter? • •

How does Torsten respond to the statement that we do not have the depth of experienced talent in Europe to recruit? •