Andrea Illy

• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, illycaffè, Italy

Graduate in Chemistry, University of Trieste, Italy; Master's, SDA-Bocconi, Italy. President, Association Scientifique Internationale du Café, Paris. Vice-President, Altagamma. Member of the Board: Altagamma; Associazione Italiana delle Industrie di Alta Gamma; Advisory, SDA Bocconi. Recipient of award: Businessman of the Year, Ernst & Young Italia (2004).