Sukanto Tanoto

His conglomerate RGE (Royal Golden Eagle) has $10 billion in assets; owns papermaker April and palm oil firm Asian Agri. Has operations in China, Brazil. Member of the Asia executive advisory board of Wharton and member of the Insead International Council. One of his subsidiaries, Sateri International, kicked off trading at Hongkong Stock Exchange in December last year. Eldest of 7 boys dropped out of school at age 17 to help support his family. Says he taught himself English by translating Readers' Digest, Life and Newsweek.