Founders Biography

Glendon Thompson, M.Sc. Facilities Management. Founder and President of: Arcom Group Inc. (1989); International Association of Caribbean Organizations (2004); Hangzhou Arcom Business Consulting Company (2006); US-China International Investment Association (2008) and is President of the US (15 Cities) and Atlanta Chinese Lantern Festival organizations, specializes in environmentally friendly technology, intergovernmental, cultural events, B2C and B2B relationships. He has lead business and government delegations to China and has given speeches on intergovernmental and ecological harmony in China. Trained as a computer scientist and architect and of Jamaican-Chinese descent he has been involved in several international events that promote culture and business. He exhibits his commitment to the international community by his support of NGOs in his native Jamaica; his membership in the City of Atlanta Advisory Committee on International Relations; his membership in the South African American Business Association of the USA, Inc.; his membership in the National Association of Chinese Americans; his co-production of the 2007 Atlanta(USA)-Chengdu(China) Panda Festival including Friendship City agreements; he lead the Youth Ensemble of Atlanta to China on a performance tour in 2009 and is co-producing the 2,200 year old Chinese Lantern Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. UNESCO World Heritage Site Dazu, Chongqing China ancient Chinese (cave) rock carving tour in USA.

- “Cultures of the Caribbean” African, Asian, European blend (www.iaco-usa.org)

signed with various Chinese cities, Atlanta Development Authority and private company