The guest speakers at the opening were Slovak Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities Pal Csaky, Croatian Justice Minister Vesna Skare-Ozbolt, Laurent Marcadier, vice president and secretary general at the Court of Paris, and Kiril Bougartchev from the Paris-based law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel.
Na otvaranju samita govorili su potpredsednik slovačke vlade za evropska pitanja, ljudska prava i manjine Pal Šaki, hrvatski ministar pravosuđa Vesna Škare-Ožbolt, Loren Mersadi, potpredsednik i generalni sekretar Pariskog suda i Kiril Bugartčev iz pariske advokatske firme Gide Lojret Nuel.