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
" Please put your questions for a specific speaker in the associated thread for the talk. "
Day 3 Welcome
September 25, 2024
" Sponsor sessions are optional but incredibly high quality content, not sales pitches. "
Day 2 Welcome
September 24, 2024
" 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
" AI is a great tool for drafting and summarizing, but you have to keep your unique voice because that’s what differentiates you. "
The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion
September 23, 2024
" Optimization and using Slack a little better can make us gentler to each other. "
Theme 1 Intro
September 23, 2024
" The pressure in design ops is often delivery-first mindset instead of quality and strategic impact - Dave Malu. "
Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop
April 18, 2024
" If these two voices don’t work for you, you can reach out at conferences@rosenfeldmedia.com. "
Opening Remarks Day 2
March 26, 2024
" 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
" Enterprise is kind of sexy because big, hairy, hard problems of scale and distribution live at the enterprise. "
Welcome
January 8, 2024
" All speakers will be present in the #ARgeneral Slack channel to answer your questions. "
Opening Remarks
January 8, 2024
" Please put your dropdown or your personal agenda in your local time zone so there’s no ambiguity. "
Opening Remarks
October 4, 2023
" David Nicholson is the reason why you don’t have to write very fast. "
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
" 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
" 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
" The official conference time zone is Pacific Daylight Time, but you can adjust it based on where you are. "
Opening Remarks
March 28, 2023
" The world really needs what researchers like you bring to the table. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" Cohorts are one of the favorite parts of the conference, so really participate if you’re in one. "
Opening Remarks
November 18, 2022
" If anything's going wrong on your end, please reach out to help-customer-desk-service in Slack for tech help. "
Opening Remarks
November 17, 2022
" Sponsor sessions are free, not sales pitches, and do not overlap with the main program so anyone can attend. "
Opening Remarks
November 16, 2022
" The next big thing will be knowledge management powered by new no-code and integrative tools. "
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
September 9, 2022
" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they are content-rich and free to anyone who wants to attend. "
Opening Remarks
September 9, 2022
" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches. They offer incredibly high-quality content and are free to anyone to attend. "
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
" 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
" Designers must do the internal work of self-awareness and reflection before shifting power to communities. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" Please read our code of conduct to ensure everyone can be their fullest selves while respecting others. "
Opening Remarks
October 1, 2021
" Design ops must learn to advocate for themselves because oftentimes when things go well, no one notices the work behind the scenes. "
State of DesignOps Panel
October 1, 2021
" You do not need to take any notes, we have dedicated note takers who provide session notes, resource lists, decks, and videos. "
Opening Remarks
September 30, 2021
" 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
" 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
" Please be nice, respect each other, and carry yourself as if you were at your day job. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" Our digital swag bag is free to all registered attendees and packed with awesome sponsor offers. "
Opening Remarks
June 9, 2021