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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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" Netflix using AI-generated ads is a low-risk testbed but raises ethical questions - Lauren. "

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

June 10, 2025

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" If you want to invite a friend or colleague, the sponsor sessions are free and awesome to attend. "

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

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" Our sponsors make this conference and programming possible, so thank you all so, so much. "

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" When I think about resilience, I think about flexibility, like trees that bend in strong winds instead of breaking — that starts with mindset and communication. "

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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" 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

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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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" 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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" Learning is a marathon, not a sprint, especially in the context of online conferences. "

Welcome

January 8, 2024

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" The primary way to convene with other attendees is through our Slack channel. "

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

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" Sponsor sessions are completely free and not just a normal sales pitch, they’re very similar to the main programming. "

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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" Practical ops is about getting stuff done because it’s our job to scale the organizational ability to design and amplify the work of designers. "

Theme Two Intro

October 3, 2023

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" This is a design ops summit. You’re with your people, we get you and we all want you to do well. "

Opening Remarks

October 2, 2023

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" If you have a question at the end of a presentation, please put that question in the thread associated with the talk. "

Opening Remarks

March 29, 2023

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" You can invite anyone in your family to attend the sponsor sessions for free even if they’re not registered. "

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

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

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" Our dedicated scribe Shivangi is making sure all the notes are captured so you don't have to worry about it. "

Opening Remarks

November 17, 2022

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" There’s no need to take notes because session notes, videos, and decks will be shared promptly on the conference site. "

Opening Remarks

November 16, 2022

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" You gotta write that charter to get clarity with your team. "

Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle

September 9, 2022

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" Please keep your questions within the speaker’s thread so we don’t lose track of them in the busy chat. "

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

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" You’re going to get the importance of empathy to the bottom line. "

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

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" OKRs are not one-size-fits-all; you have to shape them based on your organizational context and culture. "

OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?

January 20, 2022

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" How do we know how to evaluate radical participatory design? Has there been a sustained shift in power? "

Reflect and Chart Forward

December 10, 2021

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" The most highly rated part of the conference every year are the facilitators making the cohorts sing. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

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" 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

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" If you have any tech issues or need customer support, #deogenerall.help is here to assist you throughout the conference. "

Opening Remarks

September 30, 2021

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" The cohort experience is one of the highest rated things because you get to meet new people from different companies. "

Opening Remarks

September 29, 2021

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" We have some truly phenomenal sketch notebooks, so you don’t have to worry about taking any notes on your own. "

Opening Remarks

June 11, 2021

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" The official time zone of this conference is Pacific time. "

Opening Remarks

June 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" It is my honor and pleasure to welcome each of you to the 2021 Design at Scale Conference. "

Opening Remarks

June 9, 2021

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