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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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=\"565\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6775\" alt=\"Team photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png 565w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-300x300.png 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\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\">Managing Director, People Shop<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/chantal-kading\/\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">  \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/a>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \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<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6938 post-6938 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">  \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget 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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clint Starling<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title 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Speaker<\/a><\/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-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/clint-starling\/\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">  \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/a>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \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<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6873 post-6873 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">  \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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=\"565\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6775\" alt=\"Team photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png 565w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cllr Helena Von Schlicht<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\">CEO, Smart Procurement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/cllr-helena-von-schlicht\/\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">  \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/a>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \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<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-5954 post-5954 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">  \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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=\"666\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Debbie-Tagg-Photo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1713\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Debbie-Tagg-Photo.jpg 666w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Debbie-Tagg-Photo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Debbie-Tagg-Photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Debbie-Tagg-Photo-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Debbie-Tagg-Photo-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Debbie Tagg<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\">CEO, Smart Procurement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/debbie-tagg\/\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">  \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/a>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \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<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6936 post-6936 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">  \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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=\"565\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6775\" alt=\"Team photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png 565w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Harry Malila<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\">Director General, Western Cape Government<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/dr-harry-malila\/\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">  \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/a>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \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<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6944 post-6944 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">  \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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=\"565\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6775\" alt=\"Team photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png 565w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ijeamaka Okonkwo-Alao<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\">Head, Procurement &amp; POC, Public and Private Development Centre<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/ijeamaka-okonkwo-alao\/\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">  \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/a>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \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<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6940 post-6940 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">  \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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=\"565\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6775\" alt=\"Team photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png 565w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kamal Makan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\">Director, Department of Local Government, Western Cape Government<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/kamal-makan\/\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">  \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/a>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \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<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6941 post-6941 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">  \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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=\"565\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6775\" alt=\"Team photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png 565w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keith Cloete<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\">Head of Department, Western Cape Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/keith-cloete\/\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">  \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/a>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \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<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6937 post-6937 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">  \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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=\"565\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6775\" alt=\"Team photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png 565w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minister Deidre Baartman<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\">Provincial Minister of Finance, Western Cape Provincial Government<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/minister-deidre-baartman\/\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">  \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/a>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \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<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6942 post-6942 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">  \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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=\"565\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6775\" alt=\"Team photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png 565w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nadia Ebrahim<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div 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