Dr. Pengkai Pan Founder and CEO

Dr. Pengkai Pan graduated from the Industrial Design Department at Zhejiang University, and worked as one of the youngest teachers in the Computer Science Department there. While studying for his master's and doctorate degrees at the MIT Media Lab, Dr. Pan achieved pioneering results in the mobile media field and published tens of papers for both international conferences and periodicals. In 2003, he received the first-ever "National Excellence Award for Overseas Chinese Students" from the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China for which he also received the honor of meeting Premier Wen Jiabao.
In the summer of 2004, Dr. Pengkai Pan established Saybot (Shanghai) Inc. with strong support from digital media guru Nicholas Negroponte. The company's mission continues to be to revolutionize English language learning by producing new technologies and products, and to nurture more "global citizens and future leaders", as well as contributing to Creative Learning in China.

Mr. Andrew Shewbart Exective VP

Mr. Shewbart has been engaged in teaching Chinese children English for over fifteen years and has a gained a rich understanding of the difficulties and problems Chinese children confront in English learning. The curriculum department, led by Mr. Shewbart, works closely with other teams to make English learning in Alo7 more efficient, effective and engaging, with the goal of completely changing Chinese children's English learning habits and addressing the problems they encounter.
Before joining Saybot, Mr. Shewbart served as the first Language Learning Director at Disney English. He also established and managed his own chain of schools, William Language School, in Taiwan before arriving in Shanghai to open the world's first-ever Disney English center. Mr. Shewbart has obtained a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University, and a TEFLC certificate issued by Columbia University. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in Teaching English to Young Learners through the University of York.

Mai Kai Senior Director of Software Engineering

Mr. Mai manages the software production and IT departments. It is his passionate and precise team that brings the Alo7 world in front of children. Mr. Mai's guiding ideology is to 'Create perfect learning experience on Alo7'.
Before joining Saybot, Mr. Mai worked in Silicon Valley for nine years in various technology roles. He was the Sr. Engineer of Innovative Interfaces and the Product Development Lead of Searchforce. Mr. Mai holds Bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC-Berkeley, and a Master's degree in Software Engineering from Carnegie Melon University.

Benny Wang Senior Director of Art

Mr. Wang manages the art design department and is in charge of the overall visual design of the Alo7 world. Mr. Wang pursues perfection in design. In his opinion, the ultimate satisfaction of both kids and parents is the only criterion of designing the scenes and figures in Alo7.
Before joining Saybot, Mr. Wang worked in professional design corporations. He has been involved in many design projects making him an experienced designer. Mr. Wang graduated from Jiangsu University. His major was visual communication.

Mrs.Poney Ma enior Director of HR and Operation

Mrs. Ma is the HR Director at Saybot (Shanghai) Inc. She leads the human resources team, and promotes a corporate spirit — ‘Love to learn, love to innovate, love to execute’ — within the organization. She also focuses on establishing efficient structures, encouraging professional advancement for employees, cultivating a sense of belonging at the company level, providing HR support for sustainable business production, and especially improving employee satisfaction.
Mrs. Ma majored in Corporate Management and graduated from Anhui University. She has a national qualification in HR and holds a certificate in CHRP. Mrs. Ma has been engaged in the HR field for over 10 years. Before coming to Saybot, she worked with large scale foreign-invested manufacturing enterprises specializing in semiconductors, medicine, and new energy. She has also previously acted as a part-time arbitrator on the Shanghai Luwan Labor Dispute Arbitration Committee.

Mr.Benny.Yin Director of Sales

Mr. Yin is in charge of product promotion and operations. For the team, Mr. Yin 's team philosophy is to make use of our products and services to benefit all Chinese families who are interested in English language learning.
Before joining Saybot, Mr. Yin worked for Qiaohu, the leading Japanese brand in the early childhood education market. He has many years of experience in sales and customer relationship management. Mr. Yin graduated from the Management Department of the Chinese Air Force Engineering College.

Mr.Phil Zhang Marketing Director

Mr. Zhang is responsible for the online and offline promotion of Alo7 products, including publicity materials design, organization of member activities, and market research. Mr. Zhang considers ‘Everything Starts with Customers’ his primary marketing strategy. Regarding both end users and business partners, only when their true requirements are uncovered and understood can Alo7 begin to move in the right direction and maximize outcome from investments.
Before joining Alo7, Mr. Zhang worked in the marketing department at Benesse Corporation China, where he accumulated six years of knowledge and experience in the field of marketing. Mr. Zhang graduated from Shanghai University and holds a Masters degree in Media.