AI Orchestration for Smart Cities and the Enterprise with Robin Braun & Luke Norris

EPISODE 755

NOVEMBER 12, 2025

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About this Episode

Today, we're joined by Robin Braun, VP of AI business development for hybrid cloud at HPE, and Luke Norris, co-founder and CEO of Kamiwaza, to discuss how AI systems can be used to automate complex workflows and unlock value from legacy enterprise data. Robin and Luke detail high-impact use cases from HPE and Kamiwaza’s collaboration on an “Agentic Smart City” project for Vail, Colorado, including remediation and automation of website accessibility for 508 compliance, digitization and understanding of deed restrictions, and combining contextual information with camera feeds for fire detection and risk assessment. Additionally, we discuss the role of private cloud infrastructure in overcoming challenges like cost, data privacy, and compliance. Robin and Luke also share their lessons learned, including the importance of fresh data, and the value of a "mud puddle by mud puddle" approach in achieving practical AI wins.

About the Guests

Robin Braun

HPE

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Luke Norris

Kamiwaza

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Thanks to our sponsor HPE

I’d like to thank our friends at HPE for their support of the podcast and their sponsorship of today’s episode. HPE helps organizations bring AI into production faster with its AI Factory portfolio of engineered solutions—delivered in partnership with NVIDIA. These turnkey, private-cloud systems give AI and IT teams the tools they need to innovate, while simplifying operations and keeping data secure and under control. Through its Unleash AI program, HPE also connects customers with trusted AI partners and validated solutions to speed up adoption and results. To learn more, visit hpe.com/ai.