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Episode 1022

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

October 23, 2025
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Andrés Vázquez

Chief Digital Intelligence Officer at América Móvil
Andrés Vázquez is the Chief Digital Intelligence Officer at América Móvil, one of the largest telecom conglomerates in the world. Over his 35-year career with the company, he has played a pivotal role in scaling it from a regional Mexican operator to a global enterprise serving over 320 million subscribers. Known for his strategic focus on external innovation, Andres now leads open innovation efforts, evaluating thousands of companies each year to integrate impactful technologies across the business. His past roles have included launching broadband, digital media platforms, and enterprise services across Latin America and Europe.

Episode Overview

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

“The idea of my role is try to become a person that is looking for these kind of solutions... and try to mostly do the matchmaking."

- Andrés Vázquez, América Móvil
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