Transformative
For two decades Wilhelm Meya has at the forefront of transformative change
Wilhelm
Meya
adleraerospace
I’m Wilhelm Meya, CEO and founder of AdlerAerospace, where we develop cutting-edge drone UAV and counter-UAV systems. Over the course of my career, I’ve founded and scaled more than 15 companies worldwide, bringing extensive business experience across industries like aerospace, defense, and linguistic technologies. As a licensed pilot, I have a deep understanding of aviation, which fuels my work at Adler. My focus is on building global partnerships and driving innovation to keep Adler at the forefront of the UAV market.
The Language Conservancy
Between 2005 and 2024, I was the founder, CEO and Chairman of The Language Conservancy, a nonprofit organization leading the resurgence and revitalization of Indigenous languages by developing innovative technologies and learning materials, conducting educational events, and raising awareness about the escalating loss of language worldwide. The Language Conservancy currently works with more than 50 Indigenous language communities throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Australia. I retired from this work in 2024.
Stemming the tide of Indigenous language loss around the world
Language is connection. Language is belonging and identity. It's the cornerstone of community and the lifeblood of culture. And language is a precious resource.
When a speech community dies, the world loses a bundle of ideas unique to that culture and a circle of concepts that could only be expressed in that language. The stories that once brought countless generations of a community together never again quicken hearts and minds.
Unless we act, within the next 100 years, 90% of our world’s 7,000 languages will become extinct. In the United States alone, of the original 400 to 500 languages once spoken from the Pacific to the Atlantic, only about a dozen are currently receiving the resources they need to survive beyond 2050.
I am on a mission to revitalize, support, and advocate for Indigenous and endangered languages around the world. I founded The Language Conservancy, a non-profit organization that focuses on teaching and preserving indigenous languages worldwide, to do just this.
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