Irina Heaver is The Crypto & Blockchain Advocate: Disintermediating the Future, Head of Dubai Chapter at Disruption Disciples. Formerly, Co-Founder of EMIREX. Legally compliant market entry, growth and fundraising strategies for Emerging Tech leveraging a vast network of global partners. Independent Board Member - Corporate Compliance is key if you want to raise funds or be acquired. With over 15 years of legal & compliance experience gained in-house (in senior leadership roles) and private practice (as a Partner in a law firm) I worked across the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, CIS countries, Europe and North America. Having structured over 500 billion USD worth of projects and transactions in the oil&gas, mining, construction, maritime and technology sectors, I am known as a dealmaker. I am a multilingual Australian qualified lawyer with a Master of Laws and Juris Doctor Degrees.