The Society had its beginnings as the Licensing Society (Singapore) (LSS) which was officially launched at the Licensing Asia 1999 Conference on 6 November 1999.
LSS was admitted as a member of the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) in May 2000 and the Society was renamed as Licensing Executives Society (Singapore).
The events and people involved in making it all happen are chronicled in From Nothing to “LESS” – The Story of the Licensing Executives Society (Singapore) [LES Sg Newsletter Issue no 1 – Aug 2001]