{"id":16167,"date":"2022-11-14T15:18:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T15:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frost.com\/events\/innovation\/?page_id=16167"},"modified":"2026-01-26T04:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T04:26:15","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.frost.com\/events\/innovation\/workshop-tour\/q1\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers &#8211; Innovation Q1"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#010220&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;136deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#010220 0%|rgba(1,2,32,0.81) 78%|rgba(1,2,32,0.65) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.frost.com\/events\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/innovationbg3.png&#8221; 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