Rosenverse

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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" Designers need to help users recognize when AI is wrong and what to do about it - Christopher. "

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

June 10, 2025

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" Impact curated by France Alana was outstanding. "

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

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" You should absolutely participate in Slack—if you're missing that, you're missing a key part of our conference. "

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

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" 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

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" 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

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" Co-creating operating models with our teams helps us remain resilient even when things get a little hairy and squirrely. "

Theme 1 Intro

September 23, 2024

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" Operations is the de-risking activity that creates scalable processes for better outcomes - Theresa. "

Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop

April 18, 2024

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" Thank you to our sponsors, we could not do this conference without you. "

Opening Remarks Day 2

March 26, 2024

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" 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

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" If something makes you feel unwelcome, the code of conduct explains how to engage with staff to resolve issues. "

Welcome

January 8, 2024

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" Even though we're virtual, our code of conduct still applies and requires respect and kindness. "

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

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" Sponsors make this conference possible, and we genuinely thank you from the bottom of our hearts. "

Opening Remarks

October 4, 2023

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" David Nicholson is the reason why you don’t have to write very fast. "

Opening Remarks

October 3, 2023

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" We want you to leave feeling like all those missed Slack messages and emails are worth it. "

Theme Two Intro

October 3, 2023

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" We want the Rosenfeld community, both in person and virtual, to feel as loving, supportive, and informative as possible. "

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

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" Today we’re gonna be talking about researchers as organizational change makers. "

Opening Remarks

March 28, 2023

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" Bria is the bringer of dad jokes and the glue of the conference. "

Opening Remarks

March 27, 2023

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" Slack has over 650 people actively talking and sharing experiences right now. "

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

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" 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

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" Join our Slack channels—it’s really where the party is with gifts, jokes, and amazing conversations. "

Opening Remarks

November 16, 2022

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" I’m still early on in measuring accessibility impact but tying early bug fixes to ROI is promising. "

Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle

September 9, 2022

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" No need to take notes — our scribe David Nicholson is capturing detailed session notes and insights for you. "

Opening Remarks

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" You bring energy that blows me away. I’m so excited by your excitement. "

Welcome

September 8, 2022

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" Each of these speakers shares career defining experiences scaling design organizations large and small. "

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

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" 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

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" 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

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" Lauren Cantor works with companies to create new business strategies by tackling human-centered design. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

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" I’m a power user of Airtable because it combines multiple tools into one accessible system for designers and teams. "

State of DesignOps Panel

October 1, 2021

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" Check out our digital swag bag for some awesome offers from our sponsors – it's like free t-shirts and sweaters but digital. "

Opening Remarks

September 30, 2021

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" You can invite your coworker, your brother, your sister, your aunt to sponsor sessions even if they’re not signed up for the conference. "

Opening Remarks

September 29, 2021

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" Man, oh man, what an incredible few days of learning and of the community that we have all had the opportunity to discover at Design at Scale. "

Opening Remarks

June 11, 2021

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" All of this content would not have been possible without your support and your feedback. "

Opening Remarks

June 10, 2021

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" Day one is all about ensuring craft on a massive scale, led by Uday Gahender. "

Opening Remarks

June 9, 2021

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