{"id":10866,"date":"2025-11-07T15:29:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T13:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/?post_type=event_report&#038;p=10866"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:41:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:41:05","slug":"esd-event-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"event_report","link":"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/event-report\/post-event-report-2025\/esd-event-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"ESD Event Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10866\" class=\"elementor elementor-10866\" data-elementor-post-type=\"event_report\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e3974 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6e3974\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b7323 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65b7323\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170f1d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"170f1d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">  \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">SMMEs participated<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>  \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"476\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>  \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>  \t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2b3e9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2b3e9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0SMMEs participated\u00a0as delegates and exhibitors, showcasing products and services across ICT, manufacturing, FMCG, construction, and professional services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e6b6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"f0e6b6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">  \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Corporates<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>  \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"31\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>  \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>  \t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b2ea49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b2ea49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corporates were represented in the structured Supplier MatchUp sessions, with 90 procurement professionals engaging directly with SMMEs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362861c elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"362861c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">  \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">ESD Hosts<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>  \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"24\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>  \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>  \t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eff15c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eff15c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESD Hosts\u00a0included Absa, Telkom, Afrisam, Afrimat, Alexander Forbes, PepsiCo, Sasol, Sedfa<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0410d3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0410d3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69efeb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69efeb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meta-verse-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10996\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meta-verse-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meta-verse-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meta-verse-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meta-verse-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meta-verse-2048x1366.png 2048w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meta-verse-600x400.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409b04c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"409b04c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42f064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a42f064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SMME Engagement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c617d8b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c617d8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1666608 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1666608\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08887ed elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"08887ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">  \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-bob\">  \t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-briefcase\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e4f52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2e4f52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>654 qualified business leads<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were generated through Supplier MatchUps, valued at approximately <\/span><b>R17,015,000.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d217538 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d217538\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d5161 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"c0d5161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">  \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-bob\">  \t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-hands-helping\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef5d981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef5d981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>145 onsite deals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were reported, with an estimated value of <\/span><b>R7,635,000.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aadc1ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aadc1ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187b069 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"187b069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">  \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-bob\">  \t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chalkboard-teacher\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db7c614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db7c614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SMMEs gained access to <\/span><b>capacity-building sessions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Knowledge Hub on funding readiness, compliance, tendering, and digital transformation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ebd23f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ebd23f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0545b69 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"0545b69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">  \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-bob\">  \t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tools\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a0683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1a0683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feedback showed that SMMEs left with <\/span><b>practical tools, direct buyer connections, and renewed confidence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to engage procurement teams.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c3898e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c3898e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe0fef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afe0fef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13ec002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13ec002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chess-game.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10993\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chess-game.png 761w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chess-game-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chess-game-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chess-game-600x601.png 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chess-game-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a116210 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a116210\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b406930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b406930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Open Day Success<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e396196 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e396196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Open Day drew 1,690 visitors (from 4,766 pre-registrations), achieving a record turnout in 14 years.<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The venue was at full capacity, with strong traffic to exhibition stands.<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Exhibiting SMMEs gained visibility and new market exposure through continuous engagement with buyers, Indaba delegates, and visitor.<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c3d6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2c3d6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Networking and Entertainment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4752e5 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e4752e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  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