Globally Awarded
Fernando Fischmann has been honored with some of the world’s most prestigious distinctions. He is the only executive to receive simultaneous recognition as Entrepreneur of the Year, Innovator of the Year, and Businessman of the Year, and has also earned two Gold Stevie® Awards, distinctions previously granted to global leaders such as Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos.
His accolades further include the WIPO Gold Medal for Inventorship presented by the United Nations, the Champion of Champions Award at the Green World Awards in the UK, and multiple Green Apple Awards, presented at Britain’s House of Commons (2016, 2017, and 2021). He has also received the Real Innovator Award from London Business School, two Guinness World Records, and the National Environmental Award. In the United States, his contributions to innovation and sustainability have been recognized with an Innovation Award presented by then Florida Governor Rick Scott, as well as the Keys to the City of Miami, among many other honors.
AWARDS
Innovator of the Year:
Fernando Fischmann
Stevie® Awards
Rome, Italy
2016
Entrepreneur of the Year:
Fernando Fischmann
Ernst & Young
Montecarlo, Monaco
2009
Innovator of the Year:
Fernando Fischmann
Avonni
Santiago, Chile
2007
Businessman of the Year:
Fernando Fischmann
Diario Financiero
Santiago, Chile
2014
Gold Medal for Inventoship:
Fernando Fischmann
World Intellectual Property
Organization of the United Nations
2021
Best New Business
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Miami, FL, U.S.
2015
Innovation Award
Awarded by Florida’s Governor Rick Scott
Miami, FL, U.S.
2014
Keys to Miami
Beacon Council
Miami, FL, U.S.
2014
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Innovation of the Year:
Desalination with no Energy
Stevie® Awards
Rome, Italy
2016
Champion of Champions
Green World Awards
Dubai, UAE
2022
The World's Largest Swimming Pool:
San Alfonso del Mar, Chile
Guinness World Record
2007
The World's Largest Lagoon:
Citystars Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Guinness World Record
2015
Real Innovation Awards:
Fernando Fischmann
London Business School
London, England
2016
Outstanding Businessman:
Fernando Fischmann
Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce
Santiago, Chile
2016
Green Apple Environment Award:
Fernando Fischmann
The Green Organization
Palace of Westminster London, England
2016, 2017 & 2021
Company of The Year
Engineers Association
Santiago, Chile
2012
National Environment Award
Recyclapolis Founation
Santiago, Chile
2015
IAAPA Brass Ring:
Best Exhibit Award 700-900 sq ft
IAAPA Expo
Orlando, FL, U.S.
2023
IAAPA Brass Ring:
Best Exhibit Award
IAAPA Expo
Orlando, FL, U.S.
2023
Speaking Engagements
Beyond awards, Fernando Fischmann has been repeatedly invited to share his success story and the transformative impact of Crystal Lagoons at prestigious universities. He has served as a keynote speaker at institutions such as Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Wharton London Business School, Columbia University, Duke, UCLA, Babson College, and others. These invitations recognize Fernando’s role as a global thought leader in innovation, sustainability, and entrepreneurship.
