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:
" There’s a big discrepancy between accessible consumer AI and what deep research-driven AI can do - Brittany. "
Day 1 Panel: Up to the Minute: The latest in AI’s impact on UX
June 10, 2025
" Impact curated by France Alana was outstanding. "
Day 3 Welcome
September 25, 2024
" 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
" 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
" Managing to outcome, not output, lets people own their way of working and leverages their best strengths. "
The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion
September 23, 2024
" Today’s theme is resilience expressed through inspiring personal and professional stories. "
Theme 1 Intro
September 23, 2024
" Design ops is still defining its service offering and must articulate value both internally and to business partners - Zi. "
Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop
April 18, 2024
" We have the entire Rosenfeld Media staff on hand to support you throughout this conference. "
Opening Remarks Day 2
March 26, 2024
" 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
" Learning is a marathon, not a sprint, especially in the context of online conferences. "
Welcome
January 8, 2024
" You can change the time zone on Rosenfeld Media’s website to reflect your local time. "
Opening Remarks
January 8, 2024
" Huge shout out to Lauren Cantor, our house librarian, for her wonderful contributions. "
Opening Remarks
October 4, 2023
" Sponsor sessions do not overlap at all with the main programming. It is 100% fully optional. "
Opening Remarks
October 3, 2023
" Documentation your team will actually use, how to define and maintain a design ops roadmap, AI as a design partner. "
Theme Two Intro
October 3, 2023
" Please post your questions in the thread associated with each presentation so we can see and address them. "
Opening Remarks
October 2, 2023
" We’re obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect. "
Opening Remarks
March 29, 2023
" Slack is the way you ask questions to the speakers, and it’s where most of the community interaction happens. "
Opening Remarks
March 28, 2023
" Researchers have really taken it on the chin during this latest economic downturn. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" Because this is virtual, we have a digital swag bag with goodies you can access via QR code or URL. "
Opening Remarks
November 18, 2022
" If you want to avoid time zone confusion, you can switch the conference schedule to your local time on the program page. "
Opening Remarks
November 17, 2022
" 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
" You gotta write that charter to get clarity with your team. "
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
September 9, 2022
" Cohorts are consistently one of the highest rated parts of the conference — they’re a fantastic way to learn together. "
Opening Remarks
September 9, 2022
" Even though we’re virtual, we are still a community and obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect. "
Welcome
September 8, 2022
" Through the expertise of our speakers and your engagement, we forge the future of our industry. "
Theme Two Intro
September 8, 2022
" Accessibility is a great example where OKRs can unify multiple product and design teams to a non-negotiable standard. "
OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?
January 20, 2022
" Everything can be designed – ourselves, relationships, processes, policies, systems. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" Lauren Cantor works with companies to create new business strategies by tackling human-centered design. "
Opening Remarks
October 1, 2021
" Design ops has an opportunity to inject human-centeredness into product development to balance business and customer value. "
State of DesignOps Panel
October 1, 2021
" Sponsors make this conference possible, without them we wouldn't be here talking about some incredibly interesting things. "
Opening Remarks
September 30, 2021
" Technical difficulties happen, so please use hashtag.deo help within our Slack channel or email for support. "
Opening Remarks
September 29, 2021
" Day three is about keeping people at the center of an expanding enterprise, which is tricky but so important. "
Opening Remarks
June 11, 2021
" The official time zone of this conference is Pacific time. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" If you have trouble logging in or streaming, please go to hashtag DAS help in Slack for support. "
Opening Remarks
June 9, 2021