Yellowstone · Old Faithful Inn
HATCH Yellowstone 2027
A summit for what comes next
There is extraordinary power in bringing people from around the world to a place that changed how humanity thinks about what is worth protecting.
Yellowstone was not established for any one nation. It was set aside as a landscape held in trust for all future generations—the first act of its kind anywhere on Earth. To gather there is to step inside a living symbol of long-term thinking, shared stewardship, and the audacity to imagine institutions that had never existed before.
HATCH returns to Yellowstone October 12–16, 2027. Registration is not open yet — reserve your spot and you will be first to hear as details, pricing, and travel information are announced.
The Landscape
Where the earth is visibly alive
Old Faithful Inn sits within the greatest concentration of geysers on Earth, minutes from the otherworldly colors of Grand Prismatic Spring and alongside waters that flow from the Firehole into the Madison, the Missouri, and eventually across the continent. Here, rivers are being born, heat erupts toward the sky, and one of North America's most complete communities of wildlife continues to move across an ancient landscape as it has for millennia.
From the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone to the headwaters of the Missouri, from Yellowstone Lake to the mountain valleys of southwest Montana, the region offers a succession of experiences that continually shift perspective. It is difficult to encounter this scale of time, beauty, and interconnectedness without reconsidering our own responsibilities.
Belonging & Stewardship
Whose wisdom shapes the future
This is a history that invites HATCH to explore not only conservation, but belonging, cultural memory, and whose wisdom shapes the future.
That history is not a prelude. It is part of what we gather to understand.
Before the first tourists arrived, before the idea of a national park existed, people were already in deep relationship with this place.
Old Faithful Inn · Est. 1904
A building that grew from the wilderness itself
Old Faithful Inn rises from the ground in timber and volcanic stone—less a building placed upon the earth than one grown from it, as though the wilderness decided to make a room. Built in 1904 inside the world's first national park, it remains the world's largest log structure, its cathedral lobby shaped by the same forces that drive the geysers just beyond its windows.
Its vast, multi-storied lobby has welcomed generations of travelers, explorers, scientists, artists, and families into a shared experience of awe. It is difficult to remain confined by ordinary thinking in a place shaped by fire beneath the earth, water erupting toward the sky, and wilderness extending beyond the horizon.
The Gathering
Conditions for ideas that could not happen anywhere else
Transformative ideas tend to emerge when people encounter one another outside their familiar environments—when the scale of what surrounds them makes ordinary constraints feel temporary.
For HATCH, this setting is far more than a backdrop. Bringing extraordinary people together at Old Faithful Inn creates the conditions for relationships and collaborations that could not happen anywhere else.
In a moment when the world urgently needs renewed imagination, trust, and collective courage, Yellowstone reminds us that bold ideas can endure for generations—and that what we choose to protect, create, and set in motion together can become a legacy far greater than ourselves.
Who gathers
A room built for possibility.
HATCH is an invitation-only gathering. Attendees are drawn from across sectors, disciplines, and geographies—united by a commitment to ideas that matter.
- Leaders and founders
- Creators and artists
- Indigenous knowledge holders
- Scientists and researchers
- Entrepreneurs and builders
- Storytellers and journalists
- Emerging changemakers
- Conservationists and stewards
- Policymakers and public servants
Join us at Old Faithful Inn — October 12–16, 2027 — for a week of conversation, exploration, and the kind of thinking that only happens in extraordinary places.
Reserving is free and non-binding. We will follow up personally with next steps.