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The CEO Retort with Tim El-Sheikh

Bringing real experts and forward-thinkers out of the clickbait shadows for greater knowledge, purpose, and performance. The CEO Retort is a thought-provoking podcast that features leading experts, entrepreneurs, authors, journalists, and thinkers scrutinising how science, business, health, politics, technology, and AI influence our lives. Hosted by Tim El-Sheikh — a serial deeptech and AI entrepreneur since 2002, one of the first-generation AI pioneers at Google Campus London, a biomedical

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02:08:07

Award-winning serial tech entrepreneur: Forget hyped...

The CEO Retort with Tim El-Sheikh ·

2025/09/29

Serial deeptech entrepreneur, award-winning innovator, and author Henry Nash discusses AI's hype versus reality, explains why we must now focus on AI's ROI, and explores the future of quantum computing.Henry, who began his entrepreneurial journey in 1986, has worked on a range of tech startups, including Insignia Solutions and Transitive. He is currently involved in leading IBM’s startup programs that support companies scaling through the IBM ecosystem.Henry believes in bringing the business

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02:01:29

Investigator of Police Corruption: We allowed racism...

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2025/09/22

Bestselling author, Sal Naseem, is a former Regional Director for London at the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), where he spent many years working on policing oversight and within the police accountability framework in England and Wales.Sal has dealt with some of the most high-profile misconduct cases featuring the Metropolitan Police Service in its recent history.As the bestselling author of True North: A Story of Racism, Resilience & Resisting Systems of Denial, Sal is a policing

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00:47:14

Misinformation Watch: Who profits from political...

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2025/09/16

In this emergency episode of Misinformation Watch, in light of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, I discuss how social media platforms, crypto bros, and the Trump family profited financially from the barrage of misinformation swirling around the event. Of course, artificial intelligence (AI) played the key roles as you may expect.As someone involved in AI as a deeptech entrepreneur and innovator for almost 25 years, specialising in AI recommendation systems (the AI models used by social media), and

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01:56:39

Dr Jeffrey Funk: The AI Bubble will end in financial...

The CEO Retort with Tim El-Sheikh ·

2025/09/08

Veteran technologist and author of Unicorns, Hype and Bubbles: A Guide to Spotting, Avoiding and Exploiting Investment Bubbles in Tech (2024) reveals the truth about tech bubbles and the devastating financial impact of the current AI bubble when it bursts!Dr. Jeffrey Funk is a professor and consultant with a 40-year career focused on how new technologies emerge and diffuse. While teaching in Japan in the late 1990s and early 2000s, he was among the first to recognise the potential of smartphones. He

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02:08:44

Prize-winning mathematician: AI has no intelligence!...

The CEO Retort with Tim El-Sheikh ·

2025/08/31

I sat down with the Leslie Fox Prize-winning mathematician, my mentor and friend, Professor Jeremy Levesley, questioning whether mathematical prowess equates to true intelligence and exploring how AI might bridge or widen societal divides.Jeremy is an Emeritus Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Leicester for over 30 years, and served as the Head of the Department of Mathematics for 10 years.His research in applied mathematics has focused on topics including radial basis functions,

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01:20:51

Ethical AI is the only way to save humanity | Ben Byford

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2025/08/25

Ben is a podcaster of the Machine Ethics Podcast and one of the earliest and most avid advocates for digital ethics and ethical AI, long before it became fashionable in the current AI hype cycle.Ben runs the Ethical by Design consultancy, focusing on AI models. He makes games with his company, Nuclear Candy Games. He has also worked on web and app projects and has taught data science, design and coding with Cambridge Spark, Decoded and Ada College.This conversation was recorded in 2024, before I

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01:24:30

Big tech is harming our human rights and safety | Pat...

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2025/08/18

Pat is a human rights lawyer and researcher who is currently the Head of Big Tech Accountability for Amnesty International and Deputy Director of Amnesty’s Technology and Human Rights Programme. He led their recent research that revealed how Elon Musk’s X created a ‘staggering amplification of hate’ during the 2024 riots in England.Pat has led several high-profile investigations, including Facebook’s role in the persecution of the Rohingya people in Myanmar and Big Tech’s role in silencing human

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02:01:10

Migration stats are all wrong! | Misinformation Watch...

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2025/08/11

Emma Monk returns as a co-host of our new series, Misinformation Watch – debunking the most nonsensical claims made by governments and the mainstream media. This month, we are looking at the immigration statistics shared by certain politicians and media outlets. You guessed it, they're all wrong and misleading!Emma Monk is a molecular biologist turned anti-misinformation campaigner who has spent over a decade debunking falsehoods in both mainstream media and social media platforms, particularly

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01:00:29

How my dyslexia broke LinkedIn algorithms and blew up...

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2025/08/04

In this episode, I’m having an open discussion with you about how being authentic to yourself can be a game-changer throughout your personal and professional life, even when the world seems to push back.While I use LinkedIn as my most recent example, where my tiny following of a few hundred blew up to over 10,000 in under 5 months, without any marketing or advertising campaigns, I applied the same principles of true authenticity and identity that I used during my professional sporting years in the

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00:14:49

Important message about today's episode. I'm sorry,...

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2025/07/28

Important announcement, where Tim shares a personal story about a family health scare, emphasising the importance of prioritising family and health over work. Hence, there is no new episode today.As is the case with every CEOR discussion, Tim challenges the relentless pursuit of productivity, highlighting the irreplaceable value of relationships and well-being.Support our independence by becoming a member:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://CEORetort.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our new YouTube channel, The CEO Retort

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02:23:58

Discrimination is the root cause of global problems |...

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2025/07/21

Isvari Maranwe is a young prodigy, tech entrepreneur, social media political science influencer, former particle physics and supernova cosmology researcher at CERN, Fermilab, and the Lawrence Berkeley Lab. She started writing machine learning algorithms at the age of 11!She is a Georgetown-educated cyber and national security attorney who has represented the U.S. Department of Defence, the Department of State, the Federal Communications Commission, and Fortune 500s.Her work on legislation to expand

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01:50:48

Asking the right questions can transform your life |...

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2025/07/14

From childhood curiosity to becoming a renowned philosopher dedicated to the art of questions, Dr. Pia Lauritzen challenges societal barriers that stifle our natural curiosity.In the usual CEOR fashion of delving into thought-provoking discussions, I sat down with one of the most exciting philosophers, Dr. Pia Lauritzen, to discuss the complexities, risks and opportunities of questioning our beliefs and the status quo.Pia shares her journey from childhood curiosity to becoming an advocate for open

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00:20:30

Can Finland's approach to deeptech ethics end AI's...

The CEO Retort with Tim El-Sheikh ·

2025/07/07

In this short episode, I’m sharing my frustration over the lack of action in digital ethics and AI innovation over the years. But it is also a big announcement, involving Finland and building a new AI-focused nonprofit organisation.Episode Notes & Citations:⁠⁠⁠https://ceoretort.com/podcast/solo/2025/07/07/we-need-finlands-approach-to-deeptech-ethics-to-end-ais-societal-damage/Support our independence by becoming a member:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://CEORetort.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our new YouTube channel, The

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01:44:08

Misinformation broke our societies for power — Part 1...

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2025/06/30

Emma Monk is a molecular biologist turned anti-misinformation campaigner who has spent over a decade debunking falsehoods in both mainstream media and social media platforms, particularly X (aka Twitter).Emma’s ability to present complex topics in simple ways is evidenced by her loyal following on X and regularly hitting half a million views, her articles on wide-ranging topics in Byline Times and West Country Voices, and her media invitations to debunk important stories.Timestamps:(00:00:00) –

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02:04:28

Men are trapped in the patriarchy and are not the...

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2025/06/23

Lee is a business psychologist, male allyship specialist and speaker. He is the founder of Male Allies UK and Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing. He was inducted as a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences in 2023.Lee's work with Male Allies UK seeks to empower men to engage with inclusion and difference, creating systems that foster equity and collaboration.Timestamps:(00:00:00) – Preview(00:03:56) – The importance of women's rights for all(00:06:17) – Understanding the patriarchy

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02:17:12

The Vampire Agency and Secrets to Authentic Branding...

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2025/06/16

Growing up in a dictatorship and kidnapped by her mother to save her life and the lives of her siblings, Zsike Peter is the founder of Vampire Digital and a rising LinkedIn influencer with bold and thought-provoking content. If you thought you understood authenticity, think again!Zsike is also the author of her new book "Thinkbait" – her movement for thoughtful, intentional communication that transcends the surface of 50 shades of beige, ChatGPT-regurgitated, mediocre writing. It’s

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00:36:20

Is Apple Running Away from AI?

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2025/06/09

On the day of Apple's highly anticipated WWDC 2025 event, with major announcements of redesigned products and operating systems. AI is nowhere to be seen.So I discuss Apple's position in the AI market and whether they have decided to prioritise trust in their AI approach over hype. I certainly hope so. But let me know if you agree/disagree with my arguments.Timestamps:(00:00:00) – Preview(00:01:03) – Why did Tim disappear for 5 weeks?(00:03:07) – New Weekly Podcast Scheduling(00:06:08) – Apple's

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01:19:25

Why Earth is in Crisis | Rachel Donald

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2025/04/17

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01:10:06

How Sports Can Transform Society | Prof Jo Maher

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2025/03/28

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01:51:45

Are AI Companies Lying to You about Copyright and IP?...

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2025/03/08

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