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Meetings made in Germany connect the world - digital and face-to-face!</p> </div> </section> <div class="sg-fld-article sg-subfld-teaser box-center"> <div class="sg-fld-article sg-subfld-headline"> <h2 class="sg-headline-medium">Discover the meeting location Germany</h2> </div> <div class="sg-teaserlist-container"> <ul class="sg-teaserlist"> <li> <a href="/en/why-germany/meet-connect-discover/"> <div class="uk-card uk-card-primary" data-uk-grid> <div class="uk-card-media-left uk-width-1-1 uk-width-1-3@s"> <figure> <div class="sg-image-copyright"> <img srcset="/site/assets/files/56379/marketing2023_c_istock_com_anawat_s.400x300.jpg 1x, /site/assets/files/56379/marketing2023_c_istock_com_anawat_s.400x300-hidpi.jpg 2x" src="/site/assets/files/56379/marketing2023_c_istock_com_anawat_s.400x300.jpg" alt="Woman holding a digital earth in both her hands." title="Woman holding a digital earth in both her hands." > <div class="sg-tile-highlight"></div> <small class="sg-copyright" data-uk-tooltip="title: iStock.com / anawat_s; 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