For “The Future of Travel: An Award-Winning Travel News Reporter on Where We’re Headed and How We Choose to Get There,” award-winning journalist Lebawit Lily Girma joins Sivani Babu and Sabine K. Bergmann for a lively discussion about where this multi-trillion-dollar industry is headed.
It’s that time again! Join us Thursday, May 16, at 10:00 a.m. PT for our next Coffee With the Co-founders! We hold these chats quarterly over Zoom to connect directly with Hidden Compass Allies, and we LOVE getting to spend informal time with you. So grab your preferred beverage and let's talk — about Hidden Compass, about journalism, about adventures, and about you. Allies only. Registration required.
In the Future of Night, Sivani will introduce us to scientists, unlikely advocates, and starscapes. She’ll take us beneath some of the darkest skies on Earth and discuss what their loss might mean for humanity and the species we share our planet with. Following the presentation, she’ll be joined by fellow Hidden Compass co-founder Sabine K. Bergmann to look to the future and discuss how we can band together to save the night.
EVENT CANCELLED: Due to an unforeseen emergency, our speaker has had to cancel this appearance. If you have purchased a ticket, you will receive a cancellation email and a full refund. We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to sharing our next Speaker Series event with you soon.
In “The Future of Water,” ocean explorer and shark ecologist Cristina Zenato takes us on a journey through pine forests, mangroves, submerged caves, and open ocean — showing us how, in these fragile places, even the slightest change can have far-reaching impacts. Following these ripple effects, we find that water, whether salt, fresh, rain, or frozen, flows through every aspect of our lives.
It’s that time again! Join us Friday, September 27, at 10:00 a.m. PT for our next Coffee With the Co-founders! We hold these chats quarterly over Zoom to connect directly with Hidden Compass Allies, and we LOVE getting to spend informal time with you. So grab your preferred beverage and let's talk — about Hidden Compass, about journalism, about adventures, and about you. Allies only. Registration required.
Last year, expedition leader Lola Akinmade, visual storyteller Noo Saro-Wiwa, and videographer Erik Jaråker journeyed to Greenland on a cultural expedition. They followed in the footsteps of Togo-born explorer Tété-Michel Kpomassie, exploring the question: Who gets to tell the story of a place? In the 1960s, Kpomassie set off on a decade-long journey from his home in West Africa to the Arctic, becoming the first African we know of to explore Greenland. He chronicled his journey in his book, An African in Greenland. Nigerian-born storytellers, Akinmade and Saro-Wiwa, whose careers were inspired by Kpomassie’s work, teamed up with Swedish videographer Jaråker to follow in Kpomassie’s footsteps. On Thursday, October 3, join Hidden Compass’s co-founders Sivani Babu and Sabine K. Bergmann for the virtual premiere of the short documentary, “In Tété’s Footsteps,” followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.
Hidden Compass is proud to present our third annual Pathfinder Prize Live Pitch Event! The finalists will pitch their projects for a chance to win $18,000 to fund an expedition of the modern age.
Join Hidden Compass for our fourth annual Ethos of Exploration event, featuring our 2024 Pathfinder team, “Beyond the False Summit: Unearthing the Queer Pioneers of Alpinism” — and introducing our 2025 Pathfinder Prize winners, “The Rebel Reef: Seeds of Hope.”
In a time when the media landscape is rapidly changing, it’s crucial to understand how these forces shape the lives and work of journalists and those who care about them. In “Journalism, Technology, and Wellbeing,” the Hidden Compass co-founders sit down with esteemed guests Lauren Leader, Lissa Soep, and Gina Masullo to discuss humanizing digital platforms, navigating online incivility, and fostering well-being.
It’s that time again! Join us Thursday, July 17, at 10:00 a.m. PT for our next Coffee With the Co-founders! We hold these chats quarterly over Zoom to connect directly with Hidden Compass Allies, and we LOVE getting to spend informal time with you. So grab your preferred beverage and let's talk — about Hidden Compass, about journalism, about adventures, and about you. Allies only. Registration required.
Hidden Compass is proud to present our fourth annual Pathfinder Prize Pitch Event! The 2026 Pathfinder Prize finalist teams will pitch their projects live for a chance to receive an $18,000 grant to fund a team of curious modern explorers and filmmakers on a cinematic expedition. Our Pathfinders are multimedia storytellers who bring our community behind the scenes in digital dispatches, and share their expedition through magazine features and a short documentary film that will premiere in a movie theater in California in late 2026.
