Mrs Innegrit Volkhardt is owner and General Manager of the Bayerischer Hof in Munich (http://www.bayerischerhof.de), one of the top luxury hotels in Germany.

In her school holidays, Innegrit Volkhardt used to earn extra pocket money at the Bayerischer Hof. In 1994, her father Falk Volkhardt passed on the running of the hotel to her - just two days after she had received her degree in business studies. She now owns and manages the Bayerischer Hof in Munich, the Hotel zur Tenne in Kitzbühel and wine merchants Gebrüder Volkhardt.

In 2001, she was named German businesswoman of the year by Veuve Clicquot and hotelier of the year by a German trade magazine in (2002). She has also received a string of awards for her services to Bavaria and a prestigious gastronomy award. In short: She is the leading lady of the Bavarian hotel trade -- even Germany's hotel trade!