On 23 March 2016, the Kazanskaya Yarmarka Exhibition Centre hosted the opening ceremony of the 2nd International Conference “Models of Innovative Development of Textile and Light Industries Based on Integration of University Science and Manufacturing Industry” which brought together more than 50 representatives from the regions of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan and representatives of Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, China, and Egypt. Participants included top executives of enterprises, representatives of academic community, educational cluster, unions, agencies, and ministries.