Executive Track

Wealth Creation Through Investing

This session will demystify the world of investing by exploring its significance and offering practical guidance on getting started.

Panelists Erica an experienced angel investor and recent fund founder, and Elaine, a venture professional dedicated to empowering women, will share their insights into building wealth through investment. Kathryn will moderate this discussion, facilitating a deep dive into effective investment strategies and to take the fear out of investing.

The panel will cover essential topics such as the importance of investing, practical steps to begin, and strategies to mitigate risks. By providing clear advice and sharing their personal experiences, the panelists aim to help you take control of your financial future and make informed investment decisions. This session will equip you with the knowledge to start your investment journey confidently and manage your investments effectively.

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Erica Lockheimer

CEO & Founder HumanizeHer

Erica Lockheimer is the CEO & Founder of HumanizeHer, a platform aimed at cultivating a world where every woman thrives, shattering glass ceilings and redefining success on her own terms. She also serves on the advisory board of SJSU and advises several start-up companies.

Erica is known in the technology industry as a prominent engineering leader with vast experience over her 25+ year career in tech. She started out at Good Technology in 2001 as an individual contributor rising to management. In 2010, she joined LinkedIn and rose to serve as VP of engineering throughout her 13-year tenure at the company. During the peak growth of LinkedIn in her first 7 years, she created the Growth team from the ground up where she focused on increasing membership from 150 million to now over 1 Billion members and deepening engagement with members across LinkedIn's products. Later at LinkedIn she also led LinkedIn Learning and leading the LinkedIn’s Talent Solutions/Careers team.

Erica was responsible for founding LinkedIn's Women In Tech (WIT) initiative in 2014, focused on empowering women in technical roles within the company and scaling the program to have a broader reach for women in engineering globally. She continues to be seen as a prominent leader in the space of diversity, inclusion, belonging, and building community.

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Elaine Dai

PARTNER ALT CAPITAL

Elaine is a Partner at Alt Capital, a $150M VC fund founded by Jack Altman. At Alt, she leads early-stage infrastructure and enterprise AI investments.

At her prior fund, she served on the board of companies such as Harness and Spiff (acq. by Salesforce in 2024) and invested in Workato, Veza, and Enable. Elaine is a Microsoft alum and holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University.

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Kathryn Vandiver

FORMER VPE QUANATA

Kathryn has more than 20 years as a global engineering leader helping mid-size companies grow and scale to deliver B2B and B2C technology solutions. With experience at start-ups and Fortune 500 companies, she is known for extracting the best from teams with a ‘can-do’ approach of aligning product and business objectives with software delivery.

A core skill of Kathryn is in partnering and giving voice to influencers and naysayers to determine what’s working and what’s not and adopting best practices that energize the effort. Kathryn has held various leadership roles and is currently Vice President of Engineering at BlueOwl, a State Farm company.