{"id":464463,"date":"2024-11-13T12:58:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T11:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devoteam.com\/cto-perspective\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T13:59:06","slug":"cto-perspective","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/lu\/cto-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"CTO Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull hero-animation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-74405\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1461397359.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1461397359.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1461397359-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1461397359-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1461397359-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1461397359-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1461397359-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(270deg,rgba(0,0,0,0) 3%,rgba(0,0,0,0.6) 48%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull main-columns has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3eb7203b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xxx-large);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xxx-large);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-83ee8993 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"animated-title has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Latest insights from Gert Jan van Halem, CTO at Devoteam <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-cto-perspective\">The CTO Perspective<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cdb3485 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Want to get the inside scoop on all things tech? Check out the <strong>CTO blog<\/strong>, where Gert Jan van Halem, Devoteam&#8217;s CTO, shares his thoughts on everything from AI to the latest IT trends. Gain valuable insights from the CTO Perspective and stay ahead of the curve..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#cioconfessions\">Listen to CIO Confessions<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline-white-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/lu\/get-in-touch\/\">Get in touch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-gray-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cc3be67e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6f07b968 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ef5f95c6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded-full is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1678278223475-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Devoteam CTO Gert Jan Van Halem - the author of the CTO's blog.\" class=\"wp-image-69719\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:83px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fc397e0a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-x-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\"><strong>Gert Jan van Halem<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\">CTO at Devoteam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-duotone-red-devoteam\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.linkedin.com\/in\/gert-jan-van-halem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/linkedin.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-308\" style=\"width:20px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Gert Jan van Halem&nbsp;is Devoteam\u2019s CTO and a lifelong computer science enthusiast. As Devoteam\u2019s CTO, he investigates what drives Devoteam\u2019s customers and IT trends to provide technical direction. Adding value to the customers is the primary driver of his research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cc3be67e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-83ee8993 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-latest-insights-on-the-cto-s-blog\">Latest Insights on the CTO&#8217;s Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"article-previews-container article-preview-5x items-6\">\n  <div class=\"magazine-container article-previews\">\n    <div class=\"article-previews-items\">\n      <ol class=\"grid\">\n                  <li class=\"col col-1\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/lu\/expert-view\/api-driven-ai-the-power-of-connected-intelligence\/\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1862938026_edited.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"API-Driven AI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1862938026_edited.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1862938026_edited-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1862938026_edited-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1862938026_edited-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1862938026_edited-1536x922.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>              <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"badge\">Expert View<\/div>\n                <p class=\"excerpt\">API-Driven AI: The Power of Connected Intelligence<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"col col-2\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/lu\/expert-view\/people-centric-ai-the-heart-of-ai-transformation\/\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1219940948_edited-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"People Centric AI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1219940948_edited-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1219940948_edited-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1219940948_edited-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1219940948_edited-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1219940948_edited-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1219940948_edited-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>              <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"badge\">Expert View<\/div>\n                <p class=\"excerpt\">AI Transformation: Why Putting People First is Key<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"col col-3\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/lu\/expert-view\/choosing-the-right-cloud-deployment-model-for-ai-transformation\/\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1456183455.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hybrid Cloud for AI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1456183455.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1456183455-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1456183455-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1456183455-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1456183455-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1456183455-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>              <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"badge\">Expert View<\/div>\n                <p class=\"excerpt\">Choosing the Right Cloud Deployment Model for AI Transformation<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"col col-4\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/lu\/expert-view\/ai-and-the-future-of-software-development\/\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1742488916.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"AI and Software development\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1742488916.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1742488916-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1742488916-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1742488916-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1742488916-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>              <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"badge\">Expert View<\/div>\n                <p class=\"excerpt\">AI and The Future of Software Development: Beyond Code Generation<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"col col-5\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/lu\/expert-view\/ai-platforms\/\">\n                            <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"badge\">Expert View<\/div>\n                <p class=\"excerpt\">Platforms Are The Foundation For AI Success<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"col col-6\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/lu\/expert-view\/strategy-over-shiny-tools-ai-adoption\/\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1461397359.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1461397359.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1461397359-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1461397359-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1461397359-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1461397359-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1461397359-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>              <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"badge\">Expert View<\/div>\n                <p class=\"excerpt\">Strategy Over Shiny Tools: AI Adoption<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n              <\/ol>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-previews-container article-preview-5x items-5\">\n  <div class=\"magazine-container article-previews\">\n    <div class=\"article-previews-items\">\n      <ol class=\"grid\">\n                  <li class=\"col col-1\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/lu\/expert-view\/api-driven-ai-the-power-of-connected-intelligence\/\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1862938026_edited.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"API-Driven AI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1862938026_edited.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1862938026_edited-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1862938026_edited-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1862938026_edited-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1862938026_edited-1536x922.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>              <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"badge\">Expert View<\/div>\n                <p class=\"excerpt\">API-Driven AI: The Power of Connected Intelligence<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"col col-2\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/lu\/expert-view\/ai-hype-vs-reality-why-we-shouldnt-be-talking-about-ai\/\">\n                            <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"badge\">Expert View<\/div>\n                <p class=\"excerpt\">AI Hype vs. reality: Why we shouldn\u2019t be talking about AI<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"col col-3\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/lu\/expert-view\/ai-and-the-future-of-software-development\/\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1742488916.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"AI and Software development\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1742488916.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1742488916-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1742488916-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1742488916-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1742488916-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>              <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"badge\">Expert View<\/div>\n                <p class=\"excerpt\">AI and The Future of Software Development: Beyond Code Generation<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"col col-4\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/lu\/expert-view\/digital-sovereignty-sovereign-cloud-the-ctos-perspective\/\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1047\" src=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sovereignty.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sovereignty.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sovereignty-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sovereignty-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sovereignty-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sovereignty-1536x838.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>              <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"badge\">Expert View<\/div>\n                <p class=\"excerpt\">Digital Sovereignty &amp; Sovereign Cloud: The CTO&#8217;s Perspective<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"col col-5\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/expert-view\/foundations-of-ai-cloud-data-strategies\/\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/digital-solutions-edited.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Devoteam CTO&#039;s on Foundations of AI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/digital-solutions-edited.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/digital-solutions-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/digital-solutions-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/digital-solutions-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/digital-solutions-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/devoteam.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/digital-solutions-edited-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>              <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"badge\">Expert View<\/div>\n                <p class=\"excerpt\">Cloud, Data, and Ethics: Devoteam&#8217;s CTO on the Foundations of AI\u00a0<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n              <\/ol>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3aafbf44 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-83ee8993 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-secondary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"cioconfessions\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cc3be67e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-83ee8993 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" 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