{"id":495,"date":"2026-08-18T23:16:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T23:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afrodad.org\/afcodd6\/?page_id=495"},"modified":"2026-08-19T00:39:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:39:03","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afrodad.org\/afcodd6\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"495\" class=\"elementor elementor-495\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f409dea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f409dea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;triangle-asymmetrical&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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