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:
" We’re seeing these agents trying to represent ourselves online in ways we’ve never seen before - Bria. "
Day 1 Panel: Up to the Minute: The latest in AI’s impact on UX
June 10, 2025
" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect as part of this virtual community. "
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
" 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
" 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
" 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 like when everything's working well, nobody notices it; when things break down, everyone misses it - Theresa citing Camden Moore. "
Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop
April 18, 2024
" Thank you to our sponsors, we could not do this conference without you. "
Opening Remarks Day 2
March 26, 2024
" Please stand up and hold each other’s hands, and on three, raise them high and shout Yeah so virtual can hear you. "
Opening Remarks Day 1
March 25, 2024
" Learning is a marathon, not a sprint, especially in the context of online conferences. "
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
" Huge shout out to Lauren Cantor, our house librarian, for her wonderful contributions. "
Opening Remarks
October 4, 2023
" You don’t have to take notes; session videos and decks will be shared as soon as possible. "
Opening Remarks
October 3, 2023
" We want you to leave feeling like all those missed Slack messages and emails are worth it. "
Theme Two Intro
October 3, 2023
" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches but offer incredibly high quality content, and they’re free for everyone. "
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
" All the content, including slide decks and sketch notes, will be posted promptly after each session. "
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
" We have session notes, sketch notes, resource lists, videos, and decks — no need to take notes yourself. "
Opening Remarks
November 18, 2022
" You can access the digital swag bag by scanning the QR code or visiting fld.me/cd2022 for cool sponsor offers. "
Opening Remarks
November 17, 2022
" You will come away from this conference with so many artifacts from these talks you won’t miss anything. "
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
" The program page has a time zone selector so everyone can attend sessions on their local time without confusion. "
Opening Remarks
September 9, 2022
" Please read our code of conduct. Every participant should feel safe, included, and welcome. "
Welcome
September 8, 2022
" Scaling design organizations is the theme because in trying times, we need each other's support. "
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
" Everyone, both speakers and participants, understood the assignment of civic design from day one. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they are super similar to the quality of the main conference session. "
Opening Remarks
October 1, 2021
" People are re-evaluating their lives and careers, which inspired me to start a podcast exploring these shifts. "
State of DesignOps Panel
October 1, 2021
" There are no overlaps between sponsor content and main programming, so you never have to choose what to attend. "
Opening Remarks
September 30, 2021
" 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
" The cohorts have been a slam dunk hit in our virtual conferences while we’ve been doing them. "
Opening Remarks
June 11, 2021
" The official time zone of this conference is Pacific time. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" Day one is all about ensuring craft on a massive scale, led by Uday Gahender. "
Opening Remarks
June 9, 2021