At the 89th Textile Institute World Conference which is currently going-on in the Hubei Province, almost 260 representatives from more than 20 countries will gather to exchange ideas to drive innovation in the industry. While addressing the conference, Sun Ruizhe, Deputy Head of China National Textile and Apparel Council averred, “We need to continue to be innovative in the textile industry to usher in a new era of development.” Smart textile products, wearable technology and the future of the textile industry are being discussed in detail at the 5-day conference, which commenced on November 2, 2014.