Shi Zhengrong is China's sunshine man. Developing the solar technology himself, his company Suntech Power is now building the world's largest "energy wall" and he's confident of a high-voltage future for solar energy.
She is one of the most feted ballerinas of her generation, yet if it wasn't for the favorable flip of a coin when she was a little girl, Tan Yuan Yuan may never have taken to the stage.
For Anand Mahindra, business is in the blood. But even as the vice president and managing director of one of India's biggest conglomerates, he still feels the company has plenty to do.
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