Nearly 150 industry professionals gathered at Gaston College’s Textile Technology Center on August 20 for the Southern Textile Association’s 20th annual Summer Marketing Forum, coming together to exchange ideas, make connections and tackle today’s challenges and opportunities. A notable highlight was the “The State of American Textiles: A Leadership Roundtable moderated by Cheryl Smyre, vice president at Parkdale Advanced Materials + CiCLO®, who guided an all-star lineup of leaders – James McKinnon, CEO of Cotswold Industries, New York City; Bill Rogers, president & COO of Mount Vernon Mills,* Mauldin, S.C.; and Ron Sytz, president & owner at Beverly Knits Companies,* Gastonia, N.C.