.stretch_row_content_no_spaces,.stretch_row_content_no_spaces .vc_row{
    max-width: 100% !important;
    width: 100% !important;
}

.em_section {
    position: relative;
}

.em-section-wrap {
    max-width: 1540px;
    width: 100%;
    padding-left: 30px;
    padding-right: 30px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 40px;
    z-index: 2;
    position: relative;
}

.em_bg_overlay {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
}

/* ── HERO SECTION ── */
.em-hero {
    background: #eef3fb;
    padding: 60px 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 40px;
    min-height: 320px;
}

.em-hero-left {
    position: relative;
}

.em-hero-left h1 {

    font-size: 3rem;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: #0d1b3e;
    line-height: 1.25;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.em-hero-tagline {
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    color: #444;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.em-hero-tagline span {
    margin: 0 6px;
    color: #888;
}

.em-hero-tagline span:first-child {
    margin-left: 0;
}

.em-hero-buttons {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: 34px;
}

.em-btn {
    background: #1a6e3c;
    color: #fff;
    border: none;
    padding: 13px 24px;
    font-size: 0.93rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    border-radius: 6px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
    text-align: center;
    text-decoration: none !important;
    transition: opacity 0.3s;
}

.em-btn:hover {
    opacity: .95;
}

.em-btn-green {
    background-image: linear-gradient(
            325deg,
            #457840 0%,
            #085a29 100%
    );
}

.em-btn-blue {
    background-image: linear-gradient(
            325deg,
            #0c408b 0%,
            #06144d 100%
    );
}

.em-hero-stats {
    display: flex;
    gap: 0;
    align-items: center;
}

.em-hero-stat {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 5px;
    padding-right: 22px;
    margin-right: 22px;
    border-right: 1px solid #c0c8d8;
}

.em-hero-stat:last-child {
    border-right: none;
    padding-right: 0;
    margin-right: 0;
}

.em-hero-stat b {
    font-size: 1.45rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: #0d1b3e;
}

.em-hero-stat p {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: #555;
    font-weight: 500;
    display: flex;
    gap: 8px;
    align-items: center;
}

.em-hero-right {
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
}

/* ── CONFERENCE SECTION ── */
.em-conference {
    background: #0d2459;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 40px 0;
}

.em-conference-title {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
}

.em-conference-title h2 {
    font-size: 2.6rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #fff;
}

.em-conf-video-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 56.25%;
    overflow: hidden;
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}

.em-conf-video-wrapper iframe,
.em-conf-video-wrapper object,
.em-conf-video-wrapper embed {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}

.em-conference-countdown {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    justify-content: center;
}

.em-countdown-block-wrap {
    display: flex;
    gap: 6px;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.em-conf-date-wrap {

}

.em-conf-date {
    font-size: 2rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #fff;
    margin-right: 8px;
}

.em-countdown-block {
    background: #1a3875;
    border: 1px solid #2a5090;
    border-radius: 6px;
    padding: 8px 14px;
    text-align: center;
    min-width: 64px;
}

.em-countdown-num {
    font-size: 1.7rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: #fff;
    line-height: 1;
}

.em-countdown-label {
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    color: #9ab0d8;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-top: 4px;
}

.em-conference-body {
    display: flex;
    gap: 24px;
    align-items: stretch;
    width: 100%;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
}

.em-conference-top {
    display: grid;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 30px;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
}

.em-conference-bottom {
    display: grid;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 30px;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
}

/* Video player */
.em-conf-video {
    flex: 1.1;
    border-radius: 8px;
    overflow: hidden;
    min-height: 280px;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

/* video section */
.em-conf-video-thumbs-div {
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
    height: 100%;
    background: #fff;
    padding: 16px;
    border-radius: 8px;
}

.em-conf-videos-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 6px;
    flex: 1;
}

.em-conf-videos-btns-div {

    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
}

.em-conf-btn-div {
    padding-top: 16px;
    border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
}

.em-conf-video-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 56.25%; /* 16:9 */
    height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: #000; /* fallback black while loading */
}

.youtube-player {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}

.em-conf-video-thumb {
    cursor: pointer;
    border: 2px solid #eee;
    transition: border-color 0.2s;
    padding: 4px 4px 8px 4px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    color: #333;
    background: #eee;
}

.em-conf-video-thumb.active {
    border-color: #cc0000; /* YouTube red highlight */
}

.em-conf-video-thumb img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    border-radius: 4px;
}

.thumb-title {
    display: block;
    font-size: 10px;
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 4px;
    line-height: normal;
}

.em-conf-btn-wrap {
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
}

.em-sponsor-name.em-blue {
    color: #1a4cb0;
}

.em-sponsor-name.em-gold {
    color: #b07d10;
}

.em-sponsor-name.em-green {
    color: #1a6e3c;
}

.em-sponsor-name.em-teal {
    color: #0a6878;
}

.em-sponsor-icon {
    width: 18px;
    height: 14px;
    background: #1a4cb0;
    border-radius: 2px;
    margin-right: 5px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.em-sponsor-icon.em-gold {
    background: #d4a010;
}

.em-conf-cta {
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 4px;
}

.em-btn-outline-dark {
    flex: 1;
    background: #0d2459;
    color: #fff;
    border: none;
    padding: 11px 16px;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    border-radius: 4px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}

.em-btn-outline-green {
    flex: 1;
    background: #1a6e3c;
    color: #fff;
    border: none;
    padding: 11px 16px;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    border-radius: 4px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}

/* ── MARKETS TICKER ── */
.em-markets-bar {
    background: #f4f6fa;
    border-top: 2px solid #d8e0ee;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #d8e0ee;
    padding: 20px 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 36px;
}

.em-market-logo-wrapper {
    align-items: stretch;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 20px;
    width: 100%;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(8, 1fr);

}

.em-market-logo {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 7px;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: #1a2a4e;
    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

.em-market-logo-wrapper a {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.em-market-logo-wrapper img {
    width: auto;
    height: 64px;
    object-fit: contain;
}

.em-market-sep {
    color: #c0c8d8;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    font-weight: 200;
}

/* ── RESEARCH SECTION ── */
.em-research {
    background: #0d1b3e;
    padding: 60px 0;
    display: flex;
    gap: 50px;
    align-items: center;
}

.em-research-left {
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
}

.em-report-stack {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    height: 100%;
}

.em-research-right {
    flex: 1.2;
}

.em-research-right h2 {
    font-size: 2.4rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #fff;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.em-research-desc p {
    font-size:1rem;
    color: #fff;
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.em-research-desc b {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #fff;
}

.em-research-features {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    margin-top: 20px; 
}

.em-feature-item {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
}

.em-feature-icon {
    border-radius: 6px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    margin-top: 1px;
    color: #ccc;
}
.em-feature-icon span {
    font-size: 32px;
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
}
.em-fi-svg {
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
    fill: none;
    stroke: #7090c8;
    stroke-width: 1.8;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-linejoin: round;
}

.em-feature-text {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.35;
}

.em-research-tagline {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #0ebbf0;
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.em-research-tagline *{
        color: #0ebbf0;
}
.em-research-cta {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.em-btn-green-solid {
    background: #1a6e3c;
    color: #fff;
    border: none;
    padding: 13px 32px;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 700;
    border-radius: 8px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
    transition: background 0.2s;
}

.em-btn-green-solid:hover {
    background: #155830;
}

.em-btn-blue-solid {
    background: #006fb4;
    color: #fff;
    border: none;
    padding: 13px 22px;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 700;
    border-radius: 8px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
    transition: background 0.2s;
}

.em-btn-blue-solid:hover {
    background: #1440a0;
}

/* ── RESPONSIVE ── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .em-section-wrap {
        flex-direction: column;
    }

    .em-hero-left {
        max-width: 100%;
    }

    .em-hero-right {
        max-width: 100%;
        width: 100%;
    }

    .em-conference-body {
        flex-direction: column;
    }

    .em-section-wrap {
        padding-left: 20px;
        padding-right: 20px;
    }

    .em-conference-top, .em-conference-bottom {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 10px;
    }

    .em-conference-countdown {
        align-items: flex-start;
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: center;
    }

    .em-conf-videos-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    }

    .em-market-logo-wrapper {
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .em-market-logo-wrapper a {
        max-width: 120px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .em-conf-videos-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }
}