The CIO as Matchmaker: How América Móvil Finds and Scales External Innovation

23/10/2025 47 min

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Episode Synopsis

What if your innovation team operated more like a venture fund than a lab?
In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Andres Vazquez, Chief Digital Intelligence Officer of América Móvil, about how he leads open innovation at scale, evaluating thousands of companies a year to drive customer value, operational efficiency, and revenue.
Key topics explored include:


How Andrés acts as a “VC without capital” inside a $46B telecom


Why América Móvil avoids trendy tech experiments without clear ROI


Three strategic filters for external innovation: revenue, efficiency, and CX


The company’s infrastructure advantage in the AI age


Lessons from building a telco empire alongside Carlos Slim


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