The CIO as Matchmaker: How América Móvil Finds and Scales External Innovation
Update: 2025-10-23
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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
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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