Conference Speaker Card

<!DOCTYPE html>
<title>My Example</title>

<style>
/* This is an optional body style to provide a background for the page */
body {
    background-color: #f9fafb;
    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif;
}

/* === Grid Container for the Cards === */
.cards-grid-container {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(300px, 1fr));
    gap: 1.5rem;
    padding: 1.5rem;
}

/* === Conference Speaker Card Styles === */
.speaker-card {
    --speaker-card-radius: 12px;
    --speaker-card-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);

background-color: #ffffff;
    border-radius: var(--speaker-card-radius);
    box-shadow: var(--speaker-card-shadow);
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: box-shadow 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.speaker-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0,0,0,0.1), 0 4px 6px -4px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}

.speaker-card-link {
    display: block;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
}
.speaker-card-link:hover .speaker-card-name {
    color: #4f46e5;
}

.speaker-card-image-container {
    position: relative;
    background-color: #e5e7eb;
}

.speaker-card-image {
    width: 100%;
    height: 280px;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
}

.speaker-card-info {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%);
    color: #ffffff;
}

.speaker-card-name {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin: 0 0 0.25rem;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.speaker-card-title {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    opacity: 0.9;
    margin: 0;
}

/* Card body with talk info */
.speaker-card-body {
    padding: 1.25rem;
}

.speaker-card-body .talk-topic {
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
}

.speaker-card-body .talk-excerpt {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #4b5563;
    margin: 0;
}
</style>

<div class="cards-grid-container">

<article class="speaker-card">
        <a href="#" class="speaker-card-link">
            <div class="speaker-card-image-container">
                
                <img class="speaker-card-image" src="https://placehold.co/600x560/a78bfa/ffffff/png?text=Elara" alt="Headshot of Elara Vance.">
                <div class="speaker-card-info">
                    <h3 class="speaker-card-name">Elara Vance</h3>
                    <p class="speaker-card-title">Lead UX Architect, Starlight Solutions</p>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="speaker-card-body">
                <h4 class="talk-topic">Topic: The Ethics of AI in Design</h4>
                <p class="talk-excerpt">Exploring the complex ethical landscape that designers must navigate in the age of artificial intelligence...</p>
            </div>
        </a>
    </article>

<article class="speaker-card">
        <a href="#" class="speaker-card-link">
            <div class="speaker-card-image-container">
                
                <img class="speaker-card-image" src="https://placehold.co/600x560/7dd3fc/ffffff/png?text=Caspian" alt="Headshot of Caspian Reed.">
                <div class="speaker-card-info">
                    <h3 class="speaker-card-name">Caspian Reed</h3>
                    <p class="speaker-card-title">Principal Engineer, Apex Digital</p>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="speaker-card-body">
                <h4 class="talk-topic">Topic: Scaling Infrastructure for a Billion Users</h4>
                <p class="talk-excerpt">A deep dive into the architecture and strategies required to build systems that are both resilient and...</p>
            </div>
        </a>
    </article>
    
    
     <article class="speaker-card">
        <a href="#" class="speaker-card-link">
            <div class="speaker-card-image-container">
                
                <img class="speaker-card-image" src="https://placehold.co/600x560/fca5a5/ffffff/png?text=Zoya" alt="Headshot of Zoya Khan.">
                <div class="speaker-card-info">
                    <h3 class="speaker-card-name">Zoya Khan</h3>
                    <p class="speaker-card-title">CEO, Quantum Innovations</p>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="speaker-card-body">
                <h4 class="talk-topic">Keynote: The Future of Human-Computer Interaction</h4>
                <p class="talk-excerpt">Join us for an inspiring look at the technologies that will shape our digital interactions for the next decade...</p>
            </div>
        </a>
    </article>
    
</div>