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.elementor-element.elementor-element-271662b{--padding-top:40px;--padding-bottom:40px;--padding-left:20px;--padding-right:20px;}.elementor-22658 .elementor-element.elementor-element-4711a26{--padding-top:40px;--padding-bottom:40px;--padding-left:20px;--padding-right:20px;}.elementor-22658 .elementor-element.elementor-element-8c9bfa6{--e-con-grid-template-columns:1;--grid-auto-flow:row;}}/* Start custom CSS */:root {
  --black:       #0A0A0A;
  --black-mid:   #111111;
  --black-soft:  #1C1C1C;
  --teal:        #00909E;
  --teal-dark:   #007A87;
  --gold:        #C8973A;
  --gold-dark:   #a87a25;
  --gold-dim:    rgba(200,151,58,0.08);
  --gold-border: rgba(200,151,58,0.25);
  --white:       #FFFFFF;
  --surface:     #FFFFFF;
  --surface-2:   #F8F6F3;
  --surface-3:   #F0EDE8;
  --text:        #1A1714;
  --text-mid:    #3A3530;
  --text-muted:  #7A736A;
  --text-light:  #A8A09A;
  --border:      rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
  --border-med:  rgba(0,0,0,0.13);
  --nav-bg:      rgba(10,10,10,0.97);
  --nav-border:  rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
  --nav-muted:   rgba(255,255,255,0.42);
  --nav-med:     rgba(255,255,255,0.70);
}

.s-wrap { padding: 80px 52px; }
.s-wrap-dark { padding: 80px 52px; background: var(--black); }
.s-wrap-mid { padding: 80px 52px; background: var(--surface-2); }
.s-wrap-teal { padding: 72px 52px; background: var(--teal); }
.s-wrap-gold { padding: 72px 52px; background: var(--gold); }

.s-label {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-size: 0.6rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.s-label::before { content:''; width: 20px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; }
.s-label-gold { color: var(--gold); }
.s-label-teal { color: var(--teal); }
.s-label-muted { color: var(--text-muted); }
.s-label-white { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5); }

.sh { font-family: 'Noto Serif', serif; font-size: clamp(1.5rem,2.2vw,2rem); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.18; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.sh-dark { color: var(--text); }
.sh-white { color: #fff; }

.section-head { margin-bottom: 40px; }
.section-head-row { display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; }

.see-all { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; font-size: 0.67rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); text-decoration: none; transition: gap .2s; white-space: nowrap; }
.see-all:hover { gap: 11px; }

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .pres-grid, .welcome-banner, .footer-brand { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; gap: 40px !important; }
  .laureates-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr !important; }
  .mentors-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }
  .photo-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr !important; grid-template-rows: auto; }
  .photo-cell.main { grid-row: auto; }
}
@media (max-width: 768px) { 
  
  .laureates-grid, .mentors-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }
  .photo-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }
  .edition-hero-body { padding: 36px 20px; }
  .video-feature-overlay { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; padding: 28px 20px; }
}/* End custom CSS */