Philippe Petit
Featured Keynote Programs
On the High Wire
An unusual approach to risk management!” A lecture drawn from a lifetime of creating and achieving the impossible.
Sharpening the Mind
A lecture on intellectual risk and the architecture of rebellion
Don’t Be Afraid!
A lecture on creativity, tenacity, motivation and the pursuit of excellence
Creativity for the Fanatic
A confession, by an outlaw
What Do Lockpicking, Bullfighting, 18th-century Timber Framing and Close-up Magic Have in Common?
An informal improvisation on motivation, ending in questions and answers
Walk. Don't Walk.
How I managed to stretch a high wire illegally between the highest towers in the world and why I have been arrested more than 500 times as a street juggler
Q. & A.
On the spur of the moment. About life, death and the universe and—what else?—catenary curves, French wines, the art of trespassing and other essential delights.