From the inside: How Yapla is experiencing its own digital transformation

We often assume that tech organizations are the best placed to ride waves of innovation. That they naturally master the codes, tools, and trends—and that they sit “at the top” of digital maturity. And yet…

In this candid and inspiring talk, Pascal Jarry, founder and CEO of Yapla, opens the doors to a software publisher confronted—like every organization today—by a major upheaval: the arrival of artificial intelligence.

What you’ll discover in this talk

Today, Yapla supports more than 90,000 organizations worldwide. For over ten years, the platform has embodied a clear promise: helping nonprofits simplify their management, centralize operations, and save time so they can focus on their mission. Yapla is often seen as a model of digital maturity. And yet, with the sudden rise of AI, even a structured company like Yapla had to ask itself fundamental questions:

• How do we understand AI and what it makes possible?
• How can we accelerate innovation despite the existing workload?
• How do we deal with the fear of being overtaken by faster players?
• How do we integrate AI in a concrete way, where it delivers real value?
• How do we bring teams along in this transition without creating anxiety or breaking the existing momentum?
• And above all, how do we stay aligned with our mission and protect our company culture in a context of constant acceleration?

Through concrete examples, real-world reflections, and unfiltered introspection, Pascal Jarry draws a powerful parallel between Yapla’s challenges and those faced by nonprofits—whatever their size or technological level.

Because yes: digital maturity isn’t a state you reach once and for all. It’s a permanent tension between what you know how to do and what the world forces you to relearn. And Yapla is living that tension fully today—just like so many associations, foundations, or federations that must also rethink how they work.

This talk is not a technical lecture on AI, nor a product demo. It’s an honest experience-share aimed at demystifying change and bringing clarity to a time when everything seems to be speeding up. It’s also a chance to see how Yapla’s teams are tackling these challenges in practice—and how those same approaches can inspire nonprofits in their own digital journey.

Pascal also presents a realistic roadmap for nonprofits, co-built by Yapla and its community, to move step by step toward more coherence, efficiency, and digital peace of mind.