The Exchange 2025, ManpowerGroup – Annual Conference 2025: From Me Economy to We Economy

On June 4, 2025, the annual conference The Exchange 2025, promoted by ManpowerGroup, was held in Milan under the title “From Me Economy to We Economy.” The event brought together students, professionals, managers, and academics in an intergenerational dialogue on the future of work and the need to shift from an individualistic mindset to a more collective, inclusive, and sustainable vision.

Representing Generation Z and the IHT Lab of the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Maria Elisabetta Pagnano, Claudia Ferraro, and Alessia Ferranti, accompanied by Professor Leandro Pecchia, took part in the debate, contributing to the reflection on trust, well-being, and job satisfaction, which were the key themes of this edition.

Not just a testimony, but the beginning of a shared manifesto, built around five key words that emerged strongly during the roundtables, interviews, and speeches. Five pillars that define a new work economy capable of creating value without sacrificing people, the planet, or the diversity of individual paths:
Reliability, personalization, humanity, ecodigitality, plurality.
The debate highlighted how the values and expectations of Generation Z are sparking profound cultural transformations, prompting organizations to rethink their identities and objectives. At the center is the idea of work not just as a necessity, but as a shared mission, built on collaboration, meaning, and community.

Learn more about the event: ManpowerGroup – The Exchange 2025