{"id":15509,"date":"2026-10-06T03:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T01:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/?post_type=event_report&#038;p=15509"},"modified":"2026-10-21T12:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T10:30:57","slug":"gala-dinner-awards","status":"publish","type":"event_report","link":"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/event-report\/post-event-report-2026\/gala-champions\/gala-dinner-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Gala Dinner &amp; Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15509\" class=\"elementor elementor-15509\" data-elementor-post-type=\"event_report\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a27bf86 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a27bf86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec4941 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ec4941\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b2f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6b2f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20th-mock-up.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13801\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20th-mock-up.png 1024w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20th-mock-up-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20th-mock-up-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20th-mock-up-768x767.png 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20th-mock-up-600x599.png 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20th-mock-up-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3572425 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3572425\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-931a1a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"931a1a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed11a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ed11a8\" 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\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the first time in Smart Procurement World history, the<\/span><b> 20th Annual Indaba<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> culminated in a special <strong>Gala Dinner<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c195d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c195d0\" 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\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>bringing the industry together to celebrate two decades of Smart Procurement World. 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