Oliver Pickup

2 weeks ago | arbuturian.com | Oliver Pickup

Father’s Day is a date often overlooked in the gifting calendar in favour of Mums, Valentines and the significant birthdays. Thankfully, Ollie Pickup is dropping hints galore that Dads need some love to unwrap, too, and has sourced some gifts to help make the day truly memorable for the old man…Create a miniature world with IV Lifestyle’s Escape S terrariumSometimes fathers need a moment of zen, and this beautiful, handmade English terrarium delivers tranquillity in glass and cork.

Dec 10, 2024 | raconteur.net | Tom Watts |Oliver Pickup

For centuries, supply chains have mainly operated in the dark. Even in our hyper-connected era, supply chain visibility and sustainability remain critical challenges, with the latest Proxima Supply Chain Barometer revealing that 86% of chief executives see significant hurdles with supply chain resiliency. This is driving a growing sense of urgency, with 55% of CEOs planning to dedicate more time to supply chain topics than in the last year.

Dec 10, 2024 | arbuturian.com | Oliver Pickup

Hampered by which hamper to choose this year? Hamstrung by the choice on offer? Feeling ham-fisted as to where to start? Fear not, the Arb’s indefatigable lord of lifestyle, Ollie Pickup, has selflessly scoured the land for the best on offer, and brings you this hammed-up round-up…Give the gift of DukesHill’s praise-worthy Star of Wonder hamperGranted, £225 is a hefty outlay but – my goodness! – DukesHill’s ‘Star of Wonder’ Christmas hamper is quite the festive feast.

Oct 31, 2024 | oliverpickup.com | Oliver Pickup

TL;DR: October’s Go Flux Yourself explores the dark and light sides of AI through Nobel Prize winners and cybersecurity experts, weighs the impact of disinformation ahead of the US election, confronts haunting cases of AI misuse, and finds hope in a Holocaust survivor’s legacy of ethical innovation … Image created on Midjourney with the prompt “a scary megalomaniac dressed as halloween monster with loads of computers showing code behind him in the style of an Edward Hopper painting” The...

Oct 31, 2024 | raconteur.net | Oliver Pickup

Niki Turner-Harding, senior vice-president & country head, Adecco Jorge Aisa Dreyfus, executive vice-president of talent, capability & culture, Sage Theresa Palmer, global head of diversity, equity & inclusion at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence Anna Purchas, vice-chair and London office senior partner, KPMG UK Mark Wilson, group people director of talent acquisition, Babcock Anna Wisniowski, people business partnering director, Tesco The modern workforce has been transformed by the...