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:
" To succeed now, designers must be lifelong learners ready to rethink and re-understand constantly - Christopher. "
Day 1 Panel: Up to the Minute: The latest in AI’s impact on UX
June 10, 2025
" We talked all about resilience, curated by myself yesterday. "
Day 3 Welcome
September 25, 2024
" Our sponsors make this conference and programming possible, so thank you all so, so much. "
Day 2 Welcome
September 24, 2024
" Our curators have been working for months taking presentations from little ideas to something big that advances design ops as practice. "
Day 1 Welcome
September 23, 2024
" 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
" 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
" 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
" Take a picture of the QR code to access the digital swag bag and special offers. "
Opening Remarks Day 2
March 26, 2024
" If you want your question asked, please put it in the Slack channel, because I cannot keep up with the rapid things happening live. "
Opening Remarks Day 1
March 25, 2024
" We'll have a centralized Slack channel for all discussion to come together as one community. "
Welcome
January 8, 2024
" Use your phone camera to scan the QR code on screen and access the digital swag bag. "
Opening Remarks
January 8, 2024
" If you feel uncomfortable or bullied, it is so important that you know you can reach out for help. "
Opening Remarks
October 4, 2023
" The code of conduct is on every page of our site; it includes procedures for getting assistance. "
Opening Remarks
October 3, 2023
" 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
" By showing up, you’re doing so not just for yourselves, but for everyone else that’s here. "
Opening Remarks
October 2, 2023
" 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
" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches, they’re incredibly high quality and free to attend. "
Opening Remarks
March 28, 2023
" This is absolutely not the time for us to be throwing our hands up in the air and giving up on Research. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" You don’t want to miss out on the sponsor sessions — they’re free and high quality, not sales pitches. "
Opening Remarks
November 18, 2022
" Please put your questions inside the thread specific to the talk so we can keep everything organized. "
Opening Remarks
November 17, 2022
" I didn’t say conference because this is really a highly polished snapshot of a conversation this community is having. "
Opening Remarks
November 16, 2022
" 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
" Slack is the heart and soul of this conference — that’s where you ask questions, get help, and connect with others. "
Opening Remarks
September 9, 2022
" The theme is clarity. But really I’m gonna say the theme is you — the 613 people from all over the planet. "
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
" 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
" If you ever feel unsafe or threatened, please let us know in the #do-help channel. "
Opening Remarks
October 1, 2021
" 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
" 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
" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they offer content similar in quality to the main program. "
Opening Remarks
September 29, 2021
" If you ever feel unsupported or unsafe, please let us know. It is our priority to make sure you feel protected and supported. "
Opening Remarks
June 11, 2021
" Sponsor sessions are incredibly high quality but completely optional; there’s no sales pitch. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" We have 11 cohorts and 130 people participating in this week’s conference for small group discussions. "
Opening Remarks
June 9, 2021