Sponsored by: Astronomer | Unifying Data and AI Orchestration with Apache Airflow

In a high-pressure kitchen, great service depends on mise en place: everything prepared, organized, and ready before the rush. Production AI demands the same discipline. This talk shows how Apache Airflow unifies data pipelines and AI workflows in one, observable control plane and system of record, replacing fragmented observability, failure handling, and team handoffs. We'll walk through real projects covering multi-agent orchestration, AI-driven pipeline branching, and vision model integration, each illustrating a distinct production pattern, all running on Airflow. The best kitchens don't just execute recipes, they make the rush look effortless.