During the inaugural speech, Mr Josep Vilajoana, Dean of the Official Association of Psychology of Catalonia, demonstrated his willingness to work along with universities and at the service of society. Dr Albert Balaguer, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at UIC Barcelona welcomed all the attendees, along with Dr María Fernández-Capo, Director of the Area of Psychology and Mental Health at the university and the instigator of the workshop.

After the opening session different talks were given, starting with testimony from Maixabel Lasa, widow of the former civil governor of Guipúzcoa Juan Mari Jauregi, who was assassinated by ETA in the year 2000. Lasa described the process of a rapprochement with her husband's killers and the meetings she had with them. She also talked about how she decided to have the first meeting:  "I have always thought that penitenciary policies are aimed at reinsertion and that we all have the right to a second chance".

Subsequently, Dr Carmelo Vázquez, Professor of Psychopathology in the Complutense University of Madrid, Dr Javier Schlatter, a Specialist in Psychiatry and Medical Director of the University of Navarra Clinic, from Madrid and Dr María Fernández-Capo, clinical psychologist and Director of the Area of Psychology and Mental Health in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at UIC Barcelona brought the scientific side of the forgiveness process into their talks. The afternoon panel was given by Dr Everett Worthington, clinical psychologist and professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University (United States), Dr Vanessa Büchner, a psychologist and researcher for the Area of Emotion and Cognition in the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany) and Dr Stephanie Lichtenfeld, a psychologist and researcher for the Area of Personality and Educational Psychology in the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany). Their talks covered issues such as group therapy or different models of forgiveness.