Sponsored by: Monte Carlo | Building Trusted AI on Certifiable Data Assets at American Airlines

At American Airlines, trusted data is the runway for business value. In this session, Andrew Machen, Head of Data Governance at American Airlines, will share how his team stood up a full governance program—establishing operating models, policies, committees, and certifiable data assets—in just over a year to ensure data is ready for scale. By certifying underlying data assets, American ensures every dataset meets rigorous quality and governance standards. He’ll share how data + AI observability plays a key role in monitoring and validating data health, enabling data stewards and engineers to focus less on manual oversight and more on driving impact. He’ll also dive into how his team is extending their program to AI governance to deliver measurable AI outcomes, accelerate trusted AI enablement, and generate early returns.