“新星奖”由国际授权业协会（Licensing International）自2012年开始评选，奖项旨在激励和嘉奖在全球授权领域取得突出成就的青年精英，进一步推动广大青年在授权行业的发展与进步，每年评选出多位在业界有突出领导潜力和创新精神的人士为获奖者。
所有候选人须符合以下评选要求：
- 35岁以下及拥有3-7年授权行业相关工作经验；
- 充满自信与热情、认可并热爱授权行业；
- 敢于开拓创新、不断提升专业技能；
- 在授权项目的规划和执行方面富有创新能力；
- 工作中表现出优秀的领导才能。
凡符合以上评选要求的青年精英，即可被提名。所有参评提名须在“新星奖”专属版面在线提交，正确填写相关资料并附上简短的申请理由，即有机会进入提名。
值得一提的是，此前的2017年和2020年，已有2位来自中国授权行业的青年精英获此荣誉，他们分别是来自上海天络行品牌管理股份有限公司的高级品牌经理杨宏静女士和腾讯视频商业化中心授权总监的高强先生。（注：所列公司和职务均为获奖人获奖期间所任职公司和职务）
历届获奖名单：
2021: JAMES CHOI, Senior Associate, Ellalan; ADDIE DORSEY GOOSSENS, Licensing Manager EMEA, Ubisoft; RACHEL HAK, Category Manager, Apparel/Accessories/Health & Beauty, Crayola; KEVIN RAMSEY, Founder and CEO, Warren James; JYOTI SARDANA, Sr. Manager of Licensing Strategy and Operations, OneTeam Partners; CAROLINA VERDUGO, Director of Brand Management, Beanstalk
2020: KRYSTYNA BRAXTON, Apparel Licensing Manager, NFL Players, Inc.; ALLISON CIMINO, CEO & Designer, Rocklove; CAROLINA GARCIA, Senior Category Manager, Stationery, Home & FHBP, Cinecolor Colombia, representative of The Walt Disney Company; GAO QIANG, Video Commercialization Center Licensing Director, Tencent; HANNAH STEVENS, Head of Retail, The Point.1888; LOUIS YENIK, Licensing Manager, Crunchyroll
2019：Barbara Adu, Product Manager, PEZ Candy, Inc.；Sophie Booth, Business Development Manager, Brandgenuity；Nemo Bussu, Licensing Manager, KIDdesigns, Inc.；Hélène El Arouni, Sr. Consumer Products Manager, TF1 Entertainment/Licenses；Pablo Franco, Sr. Manager, Operations & Licensing, International Management Group；Sophia Hunter, Director, Brand Integrations, pocket.watch; Mireille Maragakis, Manager, Advisory, KPMG LLP；Kalle Törmä, Founder & CEO, Flowhaven
2018: Mandy Bardisbanian, Buyer, Cosmetics, Hot Topic; Fernanda Coutinho, Associate Director, Brand Management, Beanstalk; Peter Cross, Brand Manager, Broad Street Licensing Group; Nick Manzo, Account Director, Seltzer Licensing; Leon Maratchi, Senior Manager of Retail, Cartoon Network; Meghan Mernin, Director, Licensing, Epic Rights; Mimi Nicosia, Senior Manager, CPG, Nickelodeon; Mariana Orvananos, Head of Marketing, La Panaderia Licensing & Marketing; Sally Russell, Associate Licensing Manager, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation; Danielle Tanton, Live Events and Attractions Manager, DHX Brands
2017: Scott Halpern, WWE; Yuki Jinza, Laura Ashley Japan; Curtis Matthews, Striker Entertainment; Ryan McDonald, NFL Players Inc.; Lauren Montemaro, Beanstalk; Will Ochoa, Turner Broadcasting; Claire Pierce, Meredith Corporation; Becky Quinn, Sesame Workshop; Naomi Rosenzweig, Berkshire Fashions; Nancy Sanieoff, Brand Central LLC; Andi Scher, Richmond Management Group; Nicole Silberstein, License! Global; Samantha Yang, Shanghai Skynet Brand Management Corp., Ltd
2016: Katelyn Cozzi, Mattel; Stephanie Marlis, Creative Licensing Corporation
2015: Stephanie Candiloro, Warner Bros. Consumer Products; Milin Shah, Earthbound LLC
2014: Ivonne Feliciano, Sesame Workshop; Kelley Davison, Added Extras
2013: Lauren Fields, Brand Central LLC; Marisa Marionakis, Cartoon Network
2012: Will DePippo, Sesame Workshop; Caitlin Gutekunst, Mind Candy; Andrew Ostrom, Harley-Davidson Motor Company; Jess Richardson, WWE; Anthony Shaut, Spielman Koenigsberg & Parker LLP; David Tovey, Mind Candy; Emily Wickerham, IMC Licensing