About

Prisa is the world’s leading Spanish and Portuguese language business group in the fields of education, information and entertainment, and with presence in 22 countries it reaches more than 60 million users through its global brands El País, 40 Principales and Santillana. A leading expert in the telecommunications industry, Natalia Martos Díaz first joined the company in 2004 as a legal counsel in its digital subsidiary Prisacom, following her post-graduate studies in telecommunication law. Three years later she was promoted to attorney for the general counsel of the holding. In 2009 she moved to the Spanish social network Tuenti, assuming the role of the general counsel and chief privacy officer. During that time she was responsible, in collaboration with the European Commission, for the planning and implementation of the Safer Social Networks Principles that have been implemented across 25 European social networks. She also worked alongside the Spanish Data Protection Agency for the implementation of the Verification on Age protocol and she was awarded with the Civil Merit Cross from the Interior Ministry for her contribution to the protections of citizens on the Internet. In 2010 Martos Díaz returned to Prisa Group and since then she has held various posts within the organisation. Currently she holds the positions of chief privacy officer at Prisa Group, chief legal director of Prisa Brand Solutions, and chief legal officer of Prisa Noticias, a press holding containing more than 28 companies in Spain and Latin America. An expert in the digital transformation, Martos Díaz headed all the procedures for the transition of the analogical company to a digital media holding and she regularly leads roundtables and speeches focusing on this area.