Born into a legendary family of scientists who conquered the stratosphere and the deep sea, Bertrand Piccard made history by achieving two major aeronautical firsts: circumnavigating the globe in a non-stop balloon flight and, more recently, in a fuel-free solar-powered aircraft. Both a psychiatrist and an explorer dedicated to protecting the environment, Bertrand Piccard has become an opinion leader on the topics of innovation and energy transition. One of the first to consider ecology from the perspective of economic viability, he is convinced that protecting nature must be a driver of prosperity. A promoter of a unifying and positive approach to ecology, this former United Nations Ambassador for the Environment sees himself as the spokesperson for a third way, between unlimited growth and punitive degrowth. As founder and president of the Solar Impulse Foundation, Bertrand Piccard advocates for a ‘qualitative economy’, demonstrating the immense potential of clean technologies and energy efficiency. Denouncing the absurdity of polluting and inefficient systems that are still too often used today, he calls for the modernisation of our infrastructure, legislative frameworks and economic models. With 1900 concrete solutions already listed by his foundation, he is pushing political and industrial decision-makers to take much more ambitious environmental action. This new first non-stop, zero-emission round-the-world flight aboard Climate Impulse, a green hydrogen-powered aircraft, which he will share the controls of with Raphaël Dinelli, is part of this drive to constantly explore innovative solutions that combine progress, sustainability and quality of life.