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:
" These free models flounder, but high-end enterprise models are more accurate and context-aware - Brittany. "
Day 1 Panel: Up to the Minute: The latest in AI’s impact on UX
June 10, 2025
" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect as part of this virtual community. "
Day 3 Welcome
September 25, 2024
" Sponsor sessions are optional but incredibly high quality content, not sales pitches. "
Day 2 Welcome
September 24, 2024
" What is your mission for this design Ops summit? When this conference ends, what do you want to feel? "
Day 1 Welcome
September 23, 2024
" It’s energy management, not time management — listen to yourself rather than comparing your output to others. "
The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion
September 23, 2024
" We can make ourselves and our practice better because of what we’ve learned on our journeys of resilience. "
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
" If you have questions for the speakers, put them in Slack under the associated thread. "
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
" You don’t have to take notes because we have an incredible note taker capturing everything. "
Opening Remarks
January 8, 2024
" Design Ops plus — what does that mean? You’ll find out very shortly. "
Opening Remarks
October 4, 2023
" You can also reach us quickly by going to help-desk-customer-service for any tech or support issues. "
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
" Try to walk away from this conference with at least one new design ops buddy. "
Opening Remarks
October 2, 2023
" Please be sure to make sure you change your conference itinerary to your local time zone. "
Opening Remarks
March 29, 2023
" David Nicholson is our in-house scribe who produces wonderful sketch notes throughout the conference. "
Opening Remarks
March 28, 2023
" There is no need to take notes over the next few days. We have dedicated sketch notes and session resources. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" 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
" Sponsor sessions are completely free and offer content just as valuable as the main program sessions. "
Opening Remarks
November 17, 2022
" 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
" Don't reinvent the wheel all the time; build on top of what others have built. "
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
" It seemed just like yesterday that I was talking with Dave Malouf. He dropped that term design ops on me. "
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
" Language matters—make your OKRs user-centric and customer-focused to avoid them feeling like overhead. "
OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?
January 20, 2022
" Our job as civic designers is to bring government needs and community needs into alignment. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" The most highly rated part of the conference every year are the facilitators making the cohorts sing. "
Opening Remarks
October 1, 2021
" Design ops must learn to advocate for themselves because oftentimes when things go well, no one notices the work behind the scenes. "
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
" 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
" If you’re not in Slack, you’re missing out on the party. "
Opening Remarks
June 11, 2021
" Yesterday was a lot of fun, but today is going to be even more fun. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" Please read our code of conduct; we want to ensure everyone feels safe and respected in this community. "
Opening Remarks
June 9, 2021