Keynote Address.

PIONEERING A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
BERTRAND PICCARD

The first ever non-stop balloon flight around the world brought Bertrand Piccard fame as the "scientist-adventurer." Born into a dynasty of explorers and scientists who conquered the heights and the depths of our planet, Bertrand seemed predestined to pursue one of the greatest family adventures of the 20th century. As a doctor specialized in psychiatry and psychotherapy, an aeronaut, internationally renowned public speaker, author, President of the "Winds of Hope" humanitarian foundation and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations, Bertrand aims to combine his family's scientific legacy with his commitment to exploring the great adventure of life.

As President of Solar Impulse, his latest project which aims to re-enact the history of powered flight using only solar energy in an aircraft capable of remaining airborne without producing any polluting emissions, Bertrand hopes to draw the public's attention to the inevitable changes needed to ensure our planet's future energy resources and ecology and to give environmental protection a positive and dynamic image.

Bertrand lives in Lausanne and is married with three daughters. Aeronautical sports, skiing and diving are favorite spare-time activities.