Join our hosts Can Gollmann-Tepeköylü and Miia L Lehtinen at the second EACTS innovation summit in Paris, an international event gathering diverse specialists and innovative ideas. (00:53 – 11:29) Paul Rulkens, a renowned expert in high performance, discusses how to courageously innovate and think beyond the limitations of preconceived notions. Rulkens also creatively advises how to approach failure and think differently when developing novel ideas. (11:30 – 25:17) Our hosts meet with Shaf Keshavjee, the highly influential thoracic surgeon, director and chief of innovation. Keshavjee talks of their innovation in the field of transplantation, strategically transforming the capabilities of ex-vivo lung perfusion. (25:28 - 38:38) The paediatric cardiac surgeon, Pedro del Nido, expresses the value of focussed collaborative innovation in medical device development. Del Nido also discusses how unique approaches are used to address unmet need, for example in paediatric valvular disease.