The C21 team looks ahead to the hot topics that will shape Mipcom 2023 in Cannes next week; Satisfaction Group founder and French TV star Arthur Essebag on winning this year's International Formats Business Gold Award; showrunner Morgan O'Neill on NCIS: Sydney; and Pango Productions' Bailey Mackey on how All Blacks fans are looking to crash the French Riviera.

Blumhouse TV's Gretchen Palek on the celebrated horror maker's move into natural history with Plimsoll Productions; WaterBear Network's Poppy Mason-Watts on the challenges facing environmental-themed programming; and Humble Bee Films' Stephen Dunleavy on new series Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough.

Metaphysic's Tom Graham, Toon2Tango's Jo Daris and Sixteen South's Colin Williams on the impact of artificial intelligence on the TV business; and Warner Bros Discovery's Zia Sands on the latest developments in the Cartoon Network owner's EMEA kids division.

50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy's Baz Ashmawy on his new dramedy, Faithless, billed as a mixed race Irish Two and a Half Men centred on grief; Plimsoll Productions' James Smith on becoming 'head of adventure' at the celebrated wildlife documentary maker; and Tiger Aspect's Tom Beattie and Sandbox Kids' Ellen Solberg on the impact of AI on animation.

GRB Studios' Gary R Benz and Media Ranch's Sophie Ferron on the merger of their distribution businesses ahead of Mipcom; Crayola's Victoria Lozano on the company's launch of its own content studio; and Yellow Film AND TV's Olli Haikka on how the Arctic Circle producer is navigating testing times at home and abroad.

Skybound Entertainment's Rick Jacobs on growing The Walking Dead franchise, acquisition plans and getting closer to fans through crowdfunding; Måns Månsson on directing Estonia, a major new drama about Europe's worst peacetime maritime disaster; and The Africa Channel's Ava Hall on the US cablenet's programming priorities and expansion roadmap.

Dan Snow, broadcaster and creative director of History Hit, on making zeitgeisty factual content and the threat AI poses to on-air talent; Woodcut Media's Kate Beal on efforts to make more ethical true crime programming; and Rex's Lana Salah and Chris Reindorp on their plans for the UK factual and formats label.

Michel Nillesen and Jasper Hoogendoorn of IDTV – the Dutch All3Media subsidiary behind The Traitors – on the hit show's journey to screen; formats veteran Phil Gurin on why he's backing the US writers' strike and his fears about AI; and Cineverse's Yolanda Macías on the latest trends shaping free ad-supported streaming.

ITV director of social purpose Susie Braun and Fremantle global sustainability manager Katy Tallon on how the TV industry can make a positive impact on the environmental; and former CBS News president Susan Zirinsky on taking up the same role at premium documentary offshoot See It Now Studios.

Banijay Iberia's Pilar Blasco on why, rather than being a threat to the TV industry, AI offers new creative opportunities; and, from Content Budapest, Network4's Nick Doff, United Media's Tatjana Pavlović, Warner Bros Discovery's Dorota Eberhardt, and M7's Bill Wijdeveld on the trends shaping CEE pay TV.