Name: FanX Presents Mentalist Paul Draper!
Start: 2025-09-25T00:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-09-27T09:00:00-06:00
Location: Salt Palace Convention Center Salt Lake City,Utah

Paul Draper is a world-renowned mentalist, comedy presenter, and keynote speaker who has captivated audiences from the United Nations to Apple, Cambridge to Yale, and Hollywood to Broadway. With appearances on the History Channel, HBO, A&E, TNT, Hallmark, and Travel Channel, Draper has been featured on Inside the NBA, Hell’s Kitchen, Pawn Stars, Ghost Adventures, Mindfreak, and House Hunters.
Paul Draper acts as your guide to the secrets of human nature and wonders of the universe, breaking the laws of physics and defying the rules of reality. Become an expert in persuasion and deception as he demonstrates how to determine who has something to hide. Watch in disbelief as he bends metal and minds at will. Draper will make you laugh, gasp, and question the world as you know it.

His award-winning, internationally acclaimed show Mysteries of the Mind combines magic, music, and mentalism to create custom experiences unique to each new audience

As an expert in magic, psychology, and human consciousness, Draper has worked alongside legendary figures like David Copperfield, Lance Burton, and Teller of Penn & Teller. He has headlined top venues, including The Magic Castle in Hollywood, The Magic Circle in London, and major Las Vegas casinos like The Venetian, Orleans, and Planet Hollywood.
Beyond his work in entertainment Draper is a sought-after speaker on topics including leadership, communication, and the psychology of influence. His corporate clients include Lockheed Martin, Meta, Bentley, Oracle, Adobe, and the American Psychological Association. As a live interviewer, he has engaged major film and television stars before audiences of thousands at FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention over the past decade.
A trained anthropologist and active member of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness, Draper explores diverse cultural expressions of belief, ritual, and consciousness. His studies have engaged with Native American ceremonial practices, Spiritualist traditions, and Indigenous South American ceremonial cannibalism, weaving together cultural understanding with the arts of ritual and illusion.
From boardrooms to theaters, Draper delivers unforgettable experiences that leave audiences amazed, inspired, and talking about the event long after it ends.