BERTRAND PICCARD

Adventure is in Bertrand Piccard's genes. Four generations of his family have been explorers of the air and sea. But Bertrand is also passionate about exploring the challenges of our time: sustainable development, clean technologies, the fight against inequality and individual responsibility. He uses his aerial missions (he has circumnavigated the globe in a hot air balloon and a solar-powered plane) to raise public awareness and encourage political action. His dual identity as psychiatrist and explorer has made him one of today's leading voices for sustainable development, and his journey is one from which we can all learn.