is a strategic tech leader with 10+ years of global experience driving AI innovation, digital transformation, and product strategy across North America, Europe, and Asia. At Forest Friends Innovation Studio, she is pioneering the application of recommendation systems, image analysis, and automated matching in the performing arts, bridging human-centered design with technical innovation. Nuoya graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a concentration in Applied Math-Economics and holds her master degree from Columbia University in Economics. She is also a multimedia artist. Alongside her tech career, she studies acting at The Barrow Group, ballroom dance at Fred Astaire, and ballet and theater dance at Ballet Arts, and performs dance and improv.