Gig Work Summit

7:30 am - 7:55 am 

When founding Zenjob we entered a very saturated market. Our strategy was to focus on a very tiny niche and gradually build a technology platform from one use case into an industry into a whole market to a business beyond €100m run rate and raised more than €100m in funding.

8:00 am - 9:00 am 

Join Kashyap Deorah the founder and CEO of HyperTrack for the opening keynote of the Gig Work Summit. Kashyap will share the key imperatives driving the massive growth in the gig economy from 2% of the global economy in 2020 to an estimated 20% in 2030.

Akshay Buddiga, Co-founder and CTO of Traba will share major shifts in the labor market with the gig economy, and best practices of hiring, managing, and retaining gig workers for a flexible, reliable, and efficient workforce.

The opening keynote will include the demonstration of the first-of-a-kind generative AI solution built on top of real-time location data for driving greater visibility and efficiency in gig workforce operations. 

9:00 am - 9:25 am 

Join Yosh and Tarun from PartRunner as they share how they scaled up PartRunner with gig workforce to deliver big and bulky items for industrial suppliers such as Ferguson and Graybar and eCommerce giants including Amazon, Walmart, and Mercado Libre in the United States and Mexico. The session will cover the overview of the marketplace for last-mile logistics, how to hire, manage, and retain gig workers, and pitfalls to avoid for successfully scaling up your gig workforce for delivery.

9:30 am - 9:55 am 

Instawork is the leading flexible staffing solution for local, hourly professionals. We go to great lengths to ensure that our partners trust us to send them quality, reliable professionals. HyperTrack is an essential tool in our product, powering features like:
- Auto clock in and out
- Live operations dashboards
- Birds-eye view of multiple professionals at once
- Hours disputes

HyperTrack is our source of truth for many core components of our business. This session will be useful for any business seeking to improve partner trust with the power of location tracking.

10:00 am - 10:30 am 

Gig work industry leaders discuss the key business challenges, best practices, and new ways of addressing the needs of employers to hire qualified workers with flexibility while maintaining rigorous hiring standards.

10:30 am - 10:55 am 

Is gig worker no-shows an issue for you?  Do you spend time working through payment disputes for hours worked? Is the gig worker showing up late for a shift without notice an issue for you? Ram will share the solution and best practices to minimize and eliminate bulk of these issues by automating the proof work, providing real-time visibility into when the worker shows up, when they take take breaks and when they are done with the shift and headed out.

11:00 am - 11:25 am 

Hyer will present a macro view of the front line labor gaps across the retail & hospitality industries, and share how our solution is solving the current crisis. For the Tasker, finding work across several companies, and receiving pay the same day is a huge win. At the same time, on demand labor is solving the #1 pain point, and driving revenue for businesses.

11:30 am - 11:50 am 

Unlocking operations efficiency is a game-changer. Imagine a world where you have on-demand access to over 25,000 locker locations where your team has instant access to essential components and tools or hand-off supplies. No more constrained time frames, no more idle waiting. It's a win-win; reducing labor costs, jobs are completed faster, and thereby increasing customer satisfaction. Take it to the next level with data analytics to track team behavior and inventory. It's not just a locker; it's a mini-operational hub fueled by technology.

12:00 pm - 12:20 pm 

In this session, Kriti covers the trends in W2 Employee gig workforces from an HR, Tax Compliance, and Payment Compliance perspective. We will cover top problems staffing platforms face as they scale their gig economy volume. We will also cover exciting opportunities for gig platforms to easily build native payment products in a fast and affordable way.

12:30 pm - 12:50 pm 

The rapid growth of the gig economy has transformed the way people work, offering flexibility and autonomy to millions of gig workers. However, as this digital ecosystem continues to expand, ensuring safety and compliance on gig platforms has become a pressing concern for stakeholders across the board. This panel discussion, titled "Navigating the Gig Economy: Ensuring Safety and Compliance on Gig Platforms," delves into the complex and evolving landscape of gig work, with a primary focus on safeguarding workers and promoting regulatory compliance.