SIA has announced the five finalists that will compete in a competition styled after the television show “Shark Tank” at next month’s Collaboration in the Gig Economy conference in Dallas.

The five workforce ecosystem finalists that will compete during this year’s event are:

• ConverzAI — a voice AI engagement platform
• Findem — a provider of sourcing automation/analytics
• Guhuza.com — a provider of an interviewing platform, sourcing automation and background checks
• TaTiO — a virtual job simulator and engagement platform
• Wolf — a provider of white-label online talent platforms for staffing firms

Read about last year’s winner, Ascena, an employer-of-record provider with a focus on the contingent workspace, in Staffing Industry Review magazine.

The panel, “Gig Economy Shark Tank: Technology Innovation Competition,” takes place at 4:15 p.m. on Sept. 20 at the Collaboration in the Gig Economy conference.