{"id":4088,"date":"2024-08-14T00:27:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T00:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/connect.org\/?page_id=4088"},"modified":"2025-10-24T22:08:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T05:08:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4088\" class=\"elementor elementor-4088\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766b3801 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"766b3801\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4664ba4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4664ba4\" data-element_type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22652c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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data-widget_type=\"nested-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-carousel swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"1\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d69bedc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d69bedc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e82b87e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e82b87e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building the Best Innovation Ecosystem on the Planet<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"2\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f32be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77f32be\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7124e3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7124e3e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8c70b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee8c70b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tre-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-647037\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tre-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tre-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tre.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\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-a10aa04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a10aa04\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbedbd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbedbd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet our Chief Brand &amp; Engagement Officer<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd80fb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd80fb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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>Tre Braquet has been named Connect\u2019s new Chief Brand &amp; Engagement Officer.<\/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-11ed02e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"11ed02e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/connect-appoints-tre-braquet-as-chief-brand-engagement-officer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read 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src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gretel-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-647003\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gretel-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gretel-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gretel.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\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-4956e65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4956e65\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f54893d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f54893d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Our COO<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e7229 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4e7229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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>Gretel von Son has been named Connect\u2019s new Chief Operating Officer.<\/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-c585f78 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c585f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/connect-names-gretel-von-son-as-chief-operating-officer-to-drive-growth-in-entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"4\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d0a102 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d0a102\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f44f45c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f44f45c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eff300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8eff300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Springboard-Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-644831\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Springboard-Logo.png 700w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Springboard-Logo-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\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-058986f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"058986f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bccb7e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bccb7e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Apply to Springboard<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-098e0f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"098e0f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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>A flexible, customized approach for entrepreneurs ready to scale and connect with capital<\/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-7b9ea79 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7b9ea79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"5\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d2fdc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52d2fdc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef3dce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ef3dce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697f0b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"697f0b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/XEO-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3524\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/XEO-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/XEO-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/XEO.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\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-08467f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08467f9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-590ac13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"590ac13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XEO<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ad986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2ad986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n\nBuilding the next generation of innovation leaders\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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-4d3d336 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4d3d336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/xeo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\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-fc2eae5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc2eae5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbf154 selection e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cbf154\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/companies\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724ed73 header elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"724ed73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Companies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f985ae e-con-full text e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f985ae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a24853d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a24853d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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>I am a Founder or CEO building a company<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b3fb5c selection e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b3fb5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/investors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32dbd1f header elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32dbd1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1721b54 e-con-full text e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1721b54\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ddee25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ddee25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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>I am an investor seeking great companies<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97703e selection e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e97703e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/visionaries\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c318884 header elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c318884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visionaries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf8a66 e-con-full text e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cf8a66\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b6431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53b6431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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>I am a visionary fostering innovation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d0444 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70d0444\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b12a97 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17b12a97\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f2a034 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f2a034\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac176d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ac176d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca50c28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ca50c28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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>Connect is the premier innovation leader for the San Diego region. We ignite our local economy and strengthen our impact and reputation as a global innovation hub. Innovators belong here.<\/p>\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-89c3beb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89c3beb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3289f47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3289f47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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>Connect is a specialty center of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdivsbdc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Diego &amp; Imperial Small Business Development Center Network.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-7d959495 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d959495\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432719f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"432719f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff28cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ff28cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Impact in 2024<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-902e5a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"902e5a3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-869885e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"869885e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c65f1c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investor Introductions<\/h3>\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-1cd3acc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cd3acc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae70e06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ae70e06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" 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REPORT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-34a8b030 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34a8b030\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1022ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1022ee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560a8dcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"560a8dcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vision + Execution = Impact<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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