Philippe Petit, who on the morning of August 7, 1974, rigged 200 feet of 3/4” steel cable between the twin towers of the World Trade Center and walked between them repeatedly, lying down at one point and making eight crossings in all. Philippe Petit’s book, Man on Wire, is the source for the 2008 award-winning documentary film, Man on Wire. This film is on the short list to receive this year's academy award for best documentary.

Jim Buckley is former head of Paterson, NJ's Criminal Investigations Division, whose function was investigating major crimes--namely murder, arson, armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape and kidnapping. One of the milestones in Jim’s career was the capture of one of America’s Most Wanted fugitives. He is currently a partner in the security consulting firm, Buckley, Petersen Global.