SAVE THE DATE – 18 December 2025
9am – 5pm
Complutense University of Madrid
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We are delighted to announce the upcoming event “Privacy and Accountability in the FemTech Industry in Europe,” a full-day international gathering focused on the growing intersection between women’s health technology, data protection, and digital rights. This event will bring together researchers, privacy experts, policy makers, civil society organizations, and technology professionals to explore:
Privacy and data-protection challenges within FemTech platforms and devices
Transparency and accountability mechanisms for technology providers
How European regulation shapes the protection of women’s digital rights
Ethical considerations and societal implications of sensitive health-tech development
Pathways to foster responsible, rights-based innovation in the FemTech ecosystem Expect a day filled with insightful discussions, expert perspectives, and collaborative exchanges across disciplines.
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PROGRAMME
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome and Registration
9:15 – 9:30
Opening remarks
Mr José Manuel Almudí Cid (Dean of the Faculty of Law, UCM), Ms María Guijarro Ceballos (Secretary of State for Equality and for the Eradication of Violence against Women), Ms Carmen Estevan de Quesada (Ius Omnibus)
9:30 – 10:25
Femtech industry and sexual and reproductive rights: context, associated risks, data commercialisation
Speakers:
Gema Fernández (Women’s Link)
Luana Mathias (Proyecto THELMA, UOC)*
Maria Tzanou (University of Sheffield)*
Moderator:
Carmen Estevan de Quesada (Ius Omnibus/Universitat de València)
10:25 – 11:05
How phone applications work (SDKs, unique identifiers and dark patterns)
Speakers: Sarah Simms (Privacy International)*
David Rodriguez Torrado (UPM)
Moderator: Laura San José (Suderow Fernandez Abogadas SLP)
11:05 – 11:30 Coffee-break
11:30 – 11:50
Impact on fundamental rights
Speaker: Carmen Plaza Martín (UCM)
11:50 – 12:45
Interaction between the right to privacy, the right to data protection and special categories of
data (Art. 9(2) GDPR). The protection of minors on the Internet and phone applications
Speakers: Alba Ribera (Universidad de Villanueva)
Itxaso Domínguez de Olazábal (EDRi)
Marina Sancho López (Universitat de València)
Moderator: Patricia Orejudo Prieto de los Mozos (INSTIFEM – UCM)
12:45 – 13:25
Private enforcement of data protection law: actions for damages and recent European case-law.
Interaction between DSA actions and GDPR actions
Speakers: Felix Mikolasch (NOYB)
Irene Roche Laguna (Comisión Europea)
Moderator: Carmen Herrero Suárez (Ius Omnibus/UVA)
13:25 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 15:25
Moving forward. Damages claims. Strategic litigation, class actions and consumer rights
Speakers: Isabel Díez (MEDUSA Derechos Humanos)
Ana Rita Barroca (Sousa Ferro Abogados)*
Moderator: Clara Fernández (Suderow Fernández Abogadas SLP)
15:25 – 15:50
Toolkit launch
Speaker: Julia Suderow (Suderow Fernández Abogadas SLP)
15:50 – 16:00
Closing remarks
Carmen Herrero (Ius Omnibus/UVA)