.speaker-grid {
    margin-top: 1rem;
    padding: 2rem 0;
}

/* Owl Carousel Smooth Transition Override */
.owl-carousel .owl-stage {
    display: flex;
    transition-timing-function: linear !important;
}

/* Allow partial item visibility at edges */
.owl-carousel .owl-stage-outer {
    overflow: visible;
    padding: 0 2rem;
}

.speaker-card {
    position: relative;
    aspect-ratio: 3/4.5;
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: pointer;
    background: #000;
    border-radius: 4px;


}



.speaker-image-wrapper {

    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;

}

.speaker-image-wrapper img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: grayscale(100%) contrast(1.1);
    transition: filter 0.5s ease;

}

.speaker-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    width:100%;
    height:100%;
    top:0;
    left:0;

    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 50%, transparent 100%);
    opacity: 0.8;
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease;
}

.speaker-info {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 2rem;
    z-index: 2;
    transform: translateY(10px);
    transition: transform 0.5s var(--ease-out-expo);
}

.speaker-role {
    font-family: var(--font-secondary);
    color: var(--color-gold);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    opacity: 0.8;
    transform: translateY(0);
    transition: transform 0.5s ease, opacity 0.5s ease;
}

.speaker-name {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    color: var(--color-white);
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin: 0;
    transform-origin: left;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.speaker-sub {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--color-text-muted);
    margin-top: 0.5rem;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(10px);
    transition: all 0.5s ease;
    height: 0;
}

/* Speaker Hover States */
.speaker-card:hover .speaker-image-wrapper {
    transform: scale(1.05);
}

.speaker-card:hover img {
    filter: grayscale(0%) contrast(1.1);
}

.speaker-card:hover .speaker-overlay {
    opacity: 0.9;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 60%, transparent 100%);
}

.speaker-card:hover .speaker-info {
    transform: translateY(0);
}

.speaker-card:hover .speaker-role {
    color: var(--color-primary);
}

.speaker-card:hover .speaker-sub {
    opacity: 1;
    height: auto;
    transform: translateY(0);
    margin-top: 0.75rem;
}