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:
" Two companies, Klarna and Duolingo, went all in on AI replacing humans and then recanted - Christopher. "
Day 1 Panel: Up to the Minute: The latest in AI’s impact on UX
June 10, 2025
" We talked all about resilience, curated by myself yesterday. "
Day 3 Welcome
September 25, 2024
" David Nicholson is our house scribe, a senior UX designer with a passion for enterprise-scale products. "
Day 2 Welcome
September 24, 2024
" Please put your questions in the Slack thread associated with the talk, not just the general channel, or they’ll get lost. "
Day 1 Welcome
September 23, 2024
" Our behavior is implicit messaging; we need both explicit and implicit signals to support resilience on teams. "
The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion
September 23, 2024
" Resilience is about more than surviving; it’s about growth in our practice and relationships. "
Theme 1 Intro
September 23, 2024
" Design ops is not execution or tactical, it’s a leadership role that brings design thinking to the whole organization - Patrizia. "
Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop
April 18, 2024
" There’s no need to take any notes, because we have sketch notes, session notes, recordings available on Rosenfeld Media website. "
Opening Remarks Day 2
March 26, 2024
" Our speakers prepare and prepare and prepare — they have a dark board with my face on it because they’re so sick of hearing from us. "
Opening Remarks Day 1
March 25, 2024
" Sponsor sessions may require registration by email to prevent Zoom bombings and protect session integrity. "
Welcome
January 8, 2024
" All speakers will be present in the #ARgeneral Slack channel to answer your questions. "
Opening Remarks
January 8, 2024
" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect, even though we’re a virtual community. "
Opening Remarks
October 4, 2023
" If you have any questions for the speakers, you really need to put your question in the thread specific to the talk. "
Opening Remarks
October 3, 2023
" I often find myself wondering what I really gained from time away from my desk beyond swag and catching up with colleagues. "
Theme Two Intro
October 3, 2023
" Please read our code of conduct; it’s on every page of our website and includes ways to get help if needed. "
Opening Remarks
October 2, 2023
" If you want to participate in the conference’s general vibe and community, it is essential to join Slack. "
Opening Remarks
March 29, 2023
" The official conference time zone is Pacific Daylight Time, but you can adjust it based on where you are. "
Opening Remarks
March 28, 2023
" Bria is the bringer of dad jokes and the glue of the conference. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" We have session notes, sketch notes, resource lists, videos, and decks — no need to take notes yourself. "
Opening Remarks
November 18, 2022
" 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
" I didn’t say conference because this is really a highly polished snapshot of a conversation this community is having. "
Opening Remarks
November 16, 2022
" The next big thing will be knowledge management powered by new no-code and integrative tools. "
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
September 9, 2022
" Respect and kindness are mandatory; please read our code of conduct to ensure a positive community experience. "
Opening Remarks
September 9, 2022
" There’s no need to take notes. All session materials and videos will be shared quickly after presentations. "
Welcome
September 8, 2022
" The community of practitioners is the way we carry each other through difficult moments. "
Theme Two Intro
September 8, 2022
" OKRs can sometimes suck the oxygen out of the room if they focus only on bottom-line results, missing process and experience. "
OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?
January 20, 2022
" The future of civic design will be localized, designed for and by communities rather than dictated top-down. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" Our community would not be what it is without you. "
Opening Remarks
October 1, 2021
" If you have more ops people than designers, you risk chaos and underappreciation of what ops actually delivers. "
State of DesignOps Panel
October 1, 2021
" Cohorts are one of the most highly rated parts of our conferences every single year, you get to meet somebody new from a different company. "
Opening Remarks
September 30, 2021
" Thank you to all our sponsors; this entire conference would not be possible without you. "
Opening Remarks
September 29, 2021
" You are the reason why we are able to have such high quality programming that we do have at this conference this week. "
Opening Remarks
June 11, 2021
" If you are not on Slack, you are missing out on one of the biggest and most interactive parts of our conference. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" Without your research, feedback, and engagement, we would never have pulled together such a diverse slate of speakers. "
Opening Remarks
June 9, 2021