BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://cdt.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.28// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Center for Democracy and Technology Events X-WR-CALDESC:Events found on https://cdt.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250515T012249UTC-33417556e7@https://cdt.org DTSTAMP:20250515T012249Z DESCRIPTION:Time: 8:00 –\; 16:00  (CET)\nDate: May 21–23\, 2025\nThe E uropean Union has produced digital legislation at an astonishing rate\, bo th regulating to control existing technological phenomena – such as AI – a nd to shape specific social constructs built upon technical phenomena – su ch as the European Health Data Space. Perhaps more than ever\, EU digital frameworks are expected to cast regulatory shadows across the world.\nHowe ver\, while the Brussels effect may have proliferated specific privacy and data protection practices worldwide\, it also risks reinforcing existing global power dynamics. Stringent EU data export rules can\, for example\, hinder the competitiveness of the Global South. Besides\, many other actor s shape digitalisation in very different ways\, especially in times of geo political change. In such a context\, can we expect the norm-setting\, glo bal influence of European legislation in the data protection and privacy f ields to be paralleled and even strengthened in related digital legislatio n areas?\nThe Brussels effect of AI regulation may be blunted by the compl exity and diversity of the governance arrangements that are created throug h political processes at many levels\, from the local to the global. These may cut across the high aims and stringent rules adopted in Brussels\, an d lead to a false sense of security and lack of public confidence in the s afeguarding of information rights and other values in an AI driven world. Challenges for privacy and data protection are complicated further by surv eillance and data grabbing practices that constrain policymakers\, industr y and other digital actors. Consumer expectations and technological innova tions also have a role to play. To navigate these complexities\, perhaps m ore than ever\, and in more than one way\, legislators\, governments\, reg ulators\, data protection officers\, civil society\, industry and academia across the globe are watching the digital world\, and each other.\nPanel: the DSA as a tool in the fight against gender-based violence\nGender-base d violence keeps being a major problem online\, with serious implications for our rights and freedoms. The Digital Services Act (DSA) was supposed t o contribute to progress in this area\, notably by obliging providers of v ery large online platforms and of very large online search engines to cons ider and act upon the possible systemic risk of negative effects in relati on to gender-based violence. How is this working in practice\, if it is?   This panel will notably be discuss:\n\nIs the DSA making a difference alre ady?\n\nWhat can or must be done to get there?\n\nAre all forms of gender- based violence being adequately captured?\n\nWhich other approaches and in itiatives might be needed?\n\nCDT Europe Speaker: Asha Allen\, Director an d Secretary General\, CDT Europe\nPanel: Effective Remedies for AI-Induced Harms: Lessons Learned from GDPR Enforcement by Data Protection Authoriti es\nDescription: Data protection authorities have collectively been at the forefront of assessing the impacts of new technologies on fundamental rig hts\, naturally emerging as strong contenders for the role as Market Surve illance Authorities under the AI Act. With the deadline to appoint Market Surveillance Authorities approaching in August 2025\, this panel aims to i dentify lessons learned from data protection authorities’ experience in en suring effective remedies for data protection harms which could be applied to the AI Act’s market surveillance framework. The panel will identify th e different enforcement needs for AI harms as opposed to solely data prote ction harms\, compare and contrast the governing frameworks for data prote ction and market surveillance authorities and how these regulators have tr aditionally fulfilled their roles\, and discuss how best civil society and fundamental rights authorities may support and collaborate with them.\nCD T Europe Speaker: Laura Lazaro Cabrera\, Counsel and Director of the Equit y and Data Programme\, CDT Europe\nWorkshop: Balancing Security and Fundam ental Rights: Curbing the Spyware Trade in the EU Market\nThe spyware mark et in the EU presents a significant challenge for regulators\, civil socie ty\, and industry stakeholders. Despite growing awareness and some regulat ory efforts\, the EU has not done enough to curb the proliferation and abu se of spyware. Weak enforcement\, export control loopholes\, and lack of a ccountability have allowed the market to thrive. This workshop will assess the state of spyware production\, trade\, and use in the EU\, exploring p otential regulatory interventions at the EU level. Experts\, policymakers\ , and civil society representatives will come together for an interactive roundtable\, designed to encourage dialogue between regulators\, industry representatives\, and civil society experts. The session will: – Discuss t he scale and structure of the spyware market in the EU\, focusing on domes tic production\, intra-EU trade\, and third-country imports. – Highlight c hallenges in regulation\, enforcement\, oversight\, and accountability of spyware abuses. – Identify opportunities for a stronger\, rights-respectin g EU regulatory framework.\nCDT Europe Speaker: Silvia Lorenzo Perez\, Dir ector of the Security\, Surveillance and Human Rights Programme\, CDT Euro pe\nMore Information DTSTART:20250521T120000Z DTEND:20250523T220000Z LOCATION:Maison de la Poste\, Rue Picard 5/7\, \, 1000 Brussels SUMMARY:CPDP.ai 2025: THE WORLD IS WATCHING URL:https://cdt.org/event/cpdp-ai-2025-the-world-is-watching/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR