Rosenverse

Bria Alexander

DesignOps Curator

Bria Alexander is a Senior Design Program Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) consultant, and an International Speaker, Facilitator, and Interviewer. She currently supports Unified Experience and Brand Experience Programs within Adobe’s Design organization, where she also leads the San Jose site of the Black Employee network and the Creative Cloud Product Representation and Equality team.

With over 10 years of facilitation and hosting experience, Bria has served as the curator and emcee for Adobe’s Design Summit, and for Rosenfeld Media’s Design Operations Conference. She has also served as host for all Rosenfeld Media conferences for the past 2 years including the Advancing Research Conference, Design at Scale Conference, Design Operations Conference and Civic Design Conference.

Outside of her professional commitments Bria enjoys travel, live music, and a great bottle of wine. You can find Bria on LinkedIn under her full name, or on Instagram @briaismynameoh.

Rosenverse talks by Bria:

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" The next generation is going to be AI native, digitally literate with these tools almost from birth - Brittany. "

Day 1 Panel: Up to the Minute: The latest in AI’s impact on UX

June 10, 2025

Bria Alexander

" Impact curated by France Alana was outstanding. "

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

Bria Alexander

" If you ever need help, you can reach us at help-customer-service for technical issues and customer support. "

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

Bria Alexander

" We have got you covered with sketch notes, resource lists, session notes, videos, and decks all shared ASAP after presentations. "

Day 1 Welcome

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" When I think about resilience, I think about flexibility, like trees that bend in strong winds instead of breaking — that starts with mindset and communication. "

The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Today’s theme is resilience expressed through inspiring personal and professional stories. "

Theme 1 Intro

September 23, 2024

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" If design ops only serves designers, it risks silos; instead it must apply design thinking across R&D and product teams - Patrizia. "

Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop

April 18, 2024

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" If you have questions for the speakers, put them in Slack under the associated thread. "

Opening Remarks Day 2

March 26, 2024

Bria Alexander

" The virtual social event tonight is Cozy Juicy Reel, a fun board game our virtual attendees always love. "

Opening Remarks Day 1

March 25, 2024

Bria Alexander

" The themes this year include transforming century-old industries, startup to enterprise, the outsider’s perspective, and partnering to transform. "

Welcome

January 8, 2024

Bria Alexander

" We have at least 10 minutes of breaks between each session so you can take in everything. "

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

Bria Alexander

" If you have a question for one of the speakers, put it in the specific thread associated with the talk or it will get lost. "

Opening Remarks

October 4, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Sponsors bring so much color and so much light into the community. "

Opening Remarks

October 3, 2023

Bria Alexander

" This conference is the opportunity I saw to design an experience that felt personal to our community. "

Theme Two Intro

October 3, 2023

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" We want the Rosenfeld community, both in person and virtual, to feel as loving, supportive, and informative as possible. "

Opening Remarks

October 2, 2023

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" Sponsor sessions are optional but offer incredibly high content, and they are not sales pitches. "

Opening Remarks

March 29, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Please respect our code of conduct to ensure a welcoming and safe space for all attendees. "

Opening Remarks

March 28, 2023

Bria Alexander

" The world really needs what researchers like you bring to the table. "

Opening Remarks

March 27, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Please read our code of conduct — even though we’re virtual, we are a community obligated to kindness and respect. "

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

Bria Alexander

" You can access the digital swag bag by scanning the QR code or visiting fld.me/cd2022 for cool sponsor offers. "

Opening Remarks

November 17, 2022

Bria Alexander

" We are still a community even though we are virtual and are obliged to treat each other with kindness and respect. "

Opening Remarks

November 16, 2022

Bria Alexander

" You gotta write that charter to get clarity with your team. "

Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Slack is the heart and soul of this conference — that’s where you ask questions, get help, and connect with others. "

Opening Remarks

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" The theme is clarity. But really I’m gonna say the theme is you — the 613 people from all over the planet. "

Welcome

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Scaling design organizations is the theme because in trying times, we need each other's support. "

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Language matters—make your OKRs user-centric and customer-focused to avoid them feeling like overhead. "

OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?

January 20, 2022

Bria Alexander

" We need to slow down decision-making processes so that ethics and systems thinking scale with project scope. "

Reflect and Chart Forward

December 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" The most highly rated part of the conference every year are the facilitators making the cohorts sing. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Design ops job descriptions change every three to six months depending on the company’s needs. "

State of DesignOps Panel

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" There are no overlaps between sponsor content and main programming, so you never have to choose what to attend. "

Opening Remarks

September 30, 2021

Bria Alexander

" You can invite your coworker, your brother, your sister, your aunt to sponsor sessions even if they’re not signed up for the conference. "

Opening Remarks

September 29, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Sponsor sessions are completely free, and you can invite anyone you want to those. "

Opening Remarks

June 11, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Yesterday was a lot of fun, but today is going to be even more fun. "

Opening Remarks

June 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Sponsor sessions are truly a treat, with no overlaps to the main program and absolutely no sales pitch. "

Opening Remarks

June 9, 2021

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