2001 IMO address by Edward Witten

On July 13, 2001, the Clay Mathematics Institute organized the closing ceremonies of the International Mathematics Olympiad in Washington, DC, and incorporated this event into its 2001 Annual Meeting. The events brought approximately five hundred of the world’s best high school mathematics students in contact with a cross-section of the world’s best research mathematicians, including Andrew Wiles and Edward Witten, who each gave inspirational talks.