diff --git a/templates/presentation.org b/templates/presentation.org
index 8473595..e5b73ce 100644
--- a/templates/presentation.org
+++ b/templates/presentation.org
@@ -42,10 +42,24 @@
 # -- Navigation ----------------------------------------------------------------
 #+LATEX_HEADER: \setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}
 
-# -- Footer: make title readable (white on red) + add logo --------------------
-# BEAMER_HEADER runs AFTER \usetheme{Madrid} in the preamble
-#+BEAMER_HEADER: \setbeamercolor{title in head/foot}{fg=white}
-#+BEAMER_HEADER: \addtobeamertemplate{footline}{\hskip0.3cm\raisebox{1.2ex}{\includegraphics[height=1.8ex]{logo}}\hskip0.2cm}{}
+# -- Custom footer (BEAMER_HEADER = after \usetheme, overrides Madrid) ---------
+#+BEAMER_HEADER: \setbeamertemplate{footline}{%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:   \leavevmode%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:   \hbox{%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.33\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,leftskip=.3cm]{author in head/foot}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \raisebox{-0.2ex}{\includegraphics[height=1.6ex]{logo}}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \hspace{0.3em}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \usebeamerfont{author in head/foot}\insertshortauthor%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \end{beamercolorbox}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.34\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,center]{title in head/foot}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \usebeamerfont{title in head/foot}\color{white}\insertshorttitle%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \end{beamercolorbox}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.33\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,rightskip=.3cm,right]{date in head/foot}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \usebeamerfont{date in head/foot}\insertshortdate{}\hspace*{2em}\insertframenumber{}/\inserttotalframenumber%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \end{beamercolorbox}%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:   }%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER:   \vskip0pt%
+#+BEAMER_HEADER: }
 
 # -- Logo (title page + footer) ------------------------------------------------
 #+LATEX_HEADER: \graphicspath{{~/org/templates/}}