The purpose of this award, with the academic support of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University for the Development and dissemination of LT Pulse, it is to recognize innovative practices that contribute to the competitiveness and to solve problems of the society.

After starting in 2013, the delivery of the Prize PwC Chile Innovation, in which more than 20 organizations and leaders have been recognized, PwC Chile was convened once again this year, to established companies and emerging apply to your 12° version.

This initiative, which is done in a context where PwC turn 100 years old in Chile, aims to contribute to and encourage the value and the importance of innovation in society.

The award has two categories: emerging and consolidated, which could apply to all organizations that have led the launch of a product, service, or implementation of a process between 2019 and 2023.

In this twelfth version of this recognition, the award in the category of “established Company” was Anglo American Chile, while Chucao Technology was chosen in the category “emerging Company”.

The innovation of Anglo American it's the “stacking hydraulic dried tailings (HDS), which allows a better recovery of water, more compaction and stability of the surface, and rapid environmental remediation of the land.

The innovation ChucaoTech, which operates in the Region of The Lakes, is a generator of nanobubbles high efficiency to improve the productivity of agriculture, aquaculture and mining. Revitalizes soil, water and minerals by the injection of nano-bubbles of oxygen.

The equipment of the enterprises finalists participated in a session of the pitch that were presented to the jury of the innovation developed and then answered queries and observations.

The jury that defined the winners was made by outstanding personalities from the business world, academia and innovation. Renzo Crown, senior Partner of PwC; Federico Morello, lead Partner of the Consulting Business; Alberto Salas, Alfonso Gómez Morales, Alvaro Fischer Abeliuk, Barbarita Lara, Carlos Osorio, Carolina Altschwager, Claudio Muñoz Zúñiga, Daniel Daccarett Imbarack, Diana Posada, Gina Ocqueteau, Guillermo Tagle Quiroz, Hans Eben, Hernan Orellana, Jose Antonio Berrios, Luis Larraín Stream, Macarena Swett Opazo, Marcela Angulo, Marcela Bravo, Matias Moya, Monica Retamal, Paula González, Rodrigo Jordan, Soledad Onetto and Vesna Mandakovic.

Established company

Antofagasta Minerals, Coca-Cola Andina, Independent Coordinator of the National Electricity System, Copec, CMPC

Emerging company:

Clarifies, Andes Levers, Comasa, Sea Fusion and Solarity

The award ceremony will be held on Wednesday, October 16 at Tannic, with the participation of the Minister of Science, Knowledge, Technology and Innovation, the members of the jury, the winning companies and their teams, representatives of the innovation ecosystem and business, authorities UDD, executives LT Pulse and PwC Chile.