Event Overview

On January 10, 2026, the 10th Fashion Industry CIO Conference and Annual Ceremony took place in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. The event brought together CIOs, CTOs, and IT decision-makers from across the fashion industry. Key topics included supply chain collaboration, large-scale AI adoption, and new productivity drivers.

Century Lead's Participation

As an RFID solution provider focused on the fashion industry, Century Lead was invited to attend. The company demonstrated how RFID integrates with AI technologies and shared practical use cases with attendees.

Key Discussions at the Booth

Throughout the conference, Century Lead's booth saw active engagement. The team held in-depth conversations with CIOs on how RFID enables end-to-end product digitization and data-driven operations.

RFID provides unique identification, batch reading, and real-time feedback. These capabilities efficiently capture accurate product flow data. As AI adoption accelerates, brands need technologies like RFID to build a reliable data capture foundation. This bridges the physical world with management systems and enables fast, data-driven response mechanisms. Brands become more agile in facing market changes.

Industry Recognition

During the conference, EFCIO released its 2025 Outstanding Digital Solution Provider list. Century Lead was selected for its technical depth in RFID and its support for fashion industry CIOs. The award recognizes Century Lead's role in helping fashion brands build smart infrastructure and unlock data value.

Looking Ahead

The conference confirmed that CIOs are central to digital transformation in fashion. By adopting technologies like RFID, they help brands close the loop from data capture to decision-making. Century Lead will continue using RFID as a bridge to help fashion brands build more agile and intelligent operations, shaping the new fashion ecosystem in the AI era.

About Century Lead

Century Lead was founded in 2014. The company provides integrated solutions including software, hardware, RFID tags, and full-chain digital applications. The core team has over 25 years of experience in footwear and apparel IT systems and 12years of RFID solution expertise. To date, Century Lead has built digital solutions for more than 100 fashion footwear and apparel brands.

Headquartered in Guangzhou, Century Lead has subsidiaries in Hangzhou, Beijing, Quanzhou, and Shenzhen. It serves most overseas regions including North America, South America, Australia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, providing high-quality solutions and products to global fashion brands.