- H.Em. Card. J. LOZANO BARRAGÁN, Prolusion: The Culture of Death against the Culture of Life in the Teaching of "Evangelium vitae"

- Prof. M.ZERNICKA-GOETZ, Genetics and Epigenetics in the Development of the Embryo before Implantation

- Prof. R. COLOMBO, From Gametogenesis to Fertilisation

- Prof. G. SICA, The Development of the Embryo before Implantation

- Prof. G. SICA, The Mother-Embryo Dialogue and the Preparation for the Implantation

- Prof. C. BELLIENI, Pre-implantation and Prenatal Diagnosis

- Prof. K. FITZGERALD, Biomedical and Ethical Considerations on Pre-implantation Diagnosis

- Prof. M.O. RETHORE', Prenatal and Pre-implantation Diagnosis: the Point of View of Parents

- H.E. Msgr. W.J. EJIK, The Criteria of Organic Individuality and the Bio-anthropological Status of the Embryo before Implantation

- Prof. M. PANGALLO, Classical and Medieval Thought (St. Thomas) on the Human Embryo

- Prof. P. IDE, The Theories on the Human Embryo as "Not Yet a Man"

- Round Table : Is the Embryo a Person?

- Prof. A. GIL LOPES, The Pre-implantation Embryo between Biology and Philosophy: the Individual

- Prof. I. CARRASCO DE PAULA, The Pre-implantation Embryo between Nature and the Person

- Prof. R. SPAEMANN, Can a Human Individual not be a Person?

- Dr. J.-M. LE MENE', Why is it a Duty to Protect by Law the Preimplatation Embryo?