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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:

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" 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

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" No need to take notes — session notes, sketch notes, resources, videos and decks will be shared after presentations. "

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

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" We want you to feel included and be able to take advantage of the awesome content and speaker efforts. "

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

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" This is a great opportunity. This is a gift to yourself to dig in with other design ops peers and really learn together. "

Day 1 Welcome

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" What if we had AI teammates who were on every call and could help moderate, recap, and track time? That future is likely. "

The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion

September 23, 2024

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" Resilience is about more than surviving; it’s about growth in our practice and relationships. "

Theme 1 Intro

September 23, 2024

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" 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

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" 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

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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

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" We'll have a centralized Slack channel for all discussion to come together as one community. "

Welcome

January 8, 2024

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" Our sponsors offer sessions with no sales pitches, just incredibly high-quality content. "

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

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" We are on our third and final day of Design Ops 2023. "

Opening Remarks

October 4, 2023

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" You can also reach us quickly by going to help-desk-customer-service for any tech or support issues. "

Opening Remarks

October 3, 2023

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" This day is focused on me, my job and my specific day-to-day challenges, not on some invisible finish line or senior title. "

Theme Two Intro

October 3, 2023

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" Please post your questions in the thread associated with each presentation so we can see and address them. "

Opening Remarks

October 2, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Cohorts are a super duper fun way to engage with more of our community. "

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

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" If you have problems with Slack or the conference experience, please contact the help desk customer service. "

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

Bria Alexander

" There is no need for you to take notes because session notes, videos, and decks will be shared as soon as possible. "

Opening Remarks

November 17, 2022

Bria Alexander

" MJ Broadband’s sketch notes will make your conference experience 10 times easier. "

Opening Remarks

November 16, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Make a business case for yourself by bragging about your capabilities and making them applicable. "

Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Respect and kindness are mandatory; please read our code of conduct to ensure a positive community experience. "

Opening Remarks

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" The conference is your annual opportunity to get to know each other and to step back together and amplify the power of design. "

Welcome

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" You’ll hear tactile guidance on defining ROI. "

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Junior engineers often resent having to create OKRs that feel disconnected from their day-to-day work. "

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

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" If you want to take advantage of asking speakers questions and having discussions, join our Slack. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Our industry is new enough that we get to make design ops whatever we want it to be – that’s an incredible opportunity. "

State of DesignOps Panel

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Kay Abba is a business and project analyst, UX designer, and project manager who brings multifaceted expertise to our note-taking. "

Opening Remarks

September 30, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Our first day’s theme is around establishing and growing design operations. "

Opening Remarks

September 29, 2021

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" If you’re not in Slack, you’re missing out on the party. "

Opening Remarks

June 11, 2021

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" Sponsor sessions are incredibly high quality but completely optional; there’s no sales pitch. "

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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