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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:

Bria Alexander

" AI is not really doing anything better than humans yet; it’s just faster and more efficient - Bria. "

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

June 10, 2025

Bria Alexander

" We are closing out design ops 2024 with innovation curated by the incomparable John Kuda. "

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Sometimes resources are available as soon as an hour or 30 minutes after the talk, like the team is working miracles. "

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

Bria Alexander

" You can change the conference time zone to your local time zone in the upper right corner so there’s no confusion about start times. "

Day 1 Welcome

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" A lot of design ops impact comes from influence, and influence comes from empathy and showing the benefit of what you are putting out. "

The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Midday panel brings together Corey, Deanna, Laura, and Lane to talk about everything wonderful so far in the day. "

Theme 1 Intro

September 23, 2024

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" The pressure in design ops is often delivery-first mindset instead of quality and strategic impact - Dave Malu. "

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

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" 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

Bria Alexander

" We made a very intentional choice to build in five minute breaks after every talk based on feedback and experience. "

Welcome

January 8, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Use your phone camera to scan the QR code on screen and access the digital swag bag. "

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

" The good vibes you experience are a reflection of the positive collaborative spirit we worked hard to create for you. "

Theme Two Intro

October 3, 2023

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" Many of you might be the only design ops person in whatever room you’re in for as much as 362 days a year. "

Opening Remarks

October 2, 2023

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" There is no need to take notes. Our session notes, resources, videos, and slide decks will all be shared on the website. "

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

" Researchers have really taken it on the chin during this latest economic downturn. "

Opening Remarks

March 27, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Adjust your conference time zone setting depending on where you are to avoid confusion. "

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

Bria Alexander

" If you are a cohort participant and don’t see your private Slack channel, please let us know so we can guide you. "

Opening Remarks

November 17, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Go out the next three days as being part of this conversation rather than simply sitting back and being a consumer of information. "

Opening Remarks

November 16, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Just because empathy isn’t always visible at the top doesn’t mean you can’t be the change. "

Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" We could not have this conference without you all — the curation team relies heavily on audience participation. "

Opening Remarks

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" MJ Broadbent’s sketchnotes are absolutely outstanding. You really do not have to take notes yourself. "

Welcome

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" I am so incredibly proud of Dante, Courtney, Olney, and Gonzalo for their care and effort in the curation process. "

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" It's okay to try and mess up your OKRs in the first few quarters and learn from it. "

OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?

January 20, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Being a positive deviant means confronting challenges with limited resources but innovative, community-based approaches. "

Reflect and Chart Forward

December 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Our community would not be what it is without you. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Knowing your boundaries and skills lets you focus influence into meaningful outcomes rather than spreading too thin. "

State of DesignOps Panel

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" There’s no need to take notes; we’ve got session notes, sketch notes, and a resource list all provided. "

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

" We have many breaks, and sponsor sessions usually take place during those. "

Opening Remarks

June 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" If you have trouble logging in or streaming, please go to hashtag DAS help in Slack for support. "

Opening Remarks

June 9, 2021

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