Rich and Ed welcome CIPS supremo Ben Farrell and find out how the Blackthorn Rally is saving Paddington bear, giraffes and elephants; Ben's globe trotting including nearly meeting the Nigerian president, seeing just how big a typical Government Dept of Bribery & Corruption should be; and his passion for procurement - shared with CIPS volunteers around the world.

He also talks to us about the new CIPS strategy and HQ and invites us along for the ride; what's in it for mid-career procurement people; how to get from CPO to CEO; and how the public sector can surely do procurement better (spoilers - he wants to help!); whether we should ditch democracy for something that might actually work; plus global trade, tariffs and energy.

All this and re-imagining the procurement role for the future.

Fasten your seatbelt and let's "head to the storm".

www.procurementsaysno.com


https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ben-farrell-5?utm_medium=CR&utm_source=CL



https://youtu.be/zoFAeg7Aawk?si=wojYWF1MSwIvtS0u

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support.