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:

Bria Alexander

" The next generation is going to be AI native, digitally literate with these tools almost from birth - Brittany. "

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

June 10, 2025

Bria Alexander

" Please put your questions for a specific speaker in the associated thread for the talk. "

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

Bria Alexander

" If you ever need help, you can reach us at help-customer-service for technical issues and customer support. "

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

Bria Alexander

" I want you to have the best time possible and bring your fullest self to our conference today. "

Day 1 Welcome

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Feedback is data, not personal — once you view it that way, it feels less like criticism and more like improvement information. "

The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Optimization and using Slack a little better can make us gentler to each other. "

Theme 1 Intro

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" If these two voices don’t work for you, you can reach out at [email protected]. "

Opening Remarks Day 2

March 26, 2024

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" There will be session notes and sketch notes so you don’t have to take notes yourself unless you want to. "

Welcome

January 8, 2024

Bria Alexander

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

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

Bria Alexander

" If you feel uncomfortable or bullied, it is so important that you know you can reach out for help. "

Opening Remarks

October 4, 2023

Bria Alexander

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

Opening Remarks

October 3, 2023

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" Manuel Herrera is here to take the burden of note-taking off us, so you can focus on the moment. "

Opening Remarks

October 2, 2023

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" The world really needs what researchers like you bring to the table. "

Opening Remarks

March 27, 2023

Bria Alexander

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

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Our sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they are serious, high content learning opportunities for everyone. "

Opening Remarks

November 17, 2022

Bria Alexander

" 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

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

" 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

Bria Alexander

" MJ Broadbent’s sketchnotes are absolutely outstanding. You really do not have to take notes yourself. "

Welcome

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Through the expertise of our speakers and your engagement, we forge the future of our industry. "

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Language matters—make your OKRs user-centric and customer-focused to avoid them feeling like overhead. "

OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?

January 20, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Our job as civic designers is to bring government needs and community needs into alignment. "

Reflect and Chart Forward

December 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" There is no need to take notes; session notes, sketchnotes, resource lists, videos, and decks will be shared. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" If you have more ops people than designers, you risk chaos and underappreciation of what ops actually delivers. "

State of DesignOps Panel

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" If you’re not in our Slack channel, you’re missing out on so many big parts of the party. "

Opening Remarks

September 29, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Day three is about keeping people at the center of an expanding enterprise, which is tricky but so important. "

Opening Remarks

June 11, 2021

Bria Alexander

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

Opening Remarks

June 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" We have 11 cohorts and 130 people participating in this week’s conference for small group discussions. "

Opening Remarks

June 9, 2021

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