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:
" 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
" 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
" I want you to have the best time possible and bring your fullest self to our conference today. "
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
" We can make ourselves and our practice better because of what we’ve learned on our journeys of resilience. "
Theme 1 Intro
September 23, 2024
" If design ops only serves designers, it risks silos; instead it must apply design thinking across R&D and product teams - Patrizia. "
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
" 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
" Enterprise is kind of sexy because big, hairy, hard problems of scale and distribution live at the enterprise. "
Welcome
January 8, 2024
" There is no overlap between the main program sessions and sponsor sessions. "
Opening Remarks
January 8, 2024
" No need to take notes at this conference. We share notes, sketch notes, videos, and decks very quickly. "
Opening Remarks
October 4, 2023
" Slack is a huge part of how we are going to be engaging in today’s conference. "
Opening Remarks
October 3, 2023
" 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
" Many of you might be the only design ops person in whatever room you’re in for as much as 362 days a year. "
Opening Remarks
October 2, 2023
" If you want to participate in the conference’s general vibe and community, it is essential to join Slack. "
Opening Remarks
March 29, 2023
" David Nicholson is our in-house scribe who produces wonderful sketch notes throughout the conference. "
Opening Remarks
March 28, 2023
" Researchers have really taken it on the chin during this latest economic downturn. "
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
" Please put your questions inside the thread specific to the talk so we can keep everything organized. "
Opening Remarks
November 17, 2022
" Civic design is relatively new and spans all kinds of government agencies from federal and national down to tribal and local. "
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
" Cohorts are consistently one of the highest rated parts of the conference — they’re a fantastic way to learn together. "
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
" Each of these speakers shares career defining experiences scaling design organizations large and small. "
Theme Two Intro
September 8, 2022
" OKRs can sometimes suck the oxygen out of the room if they focus only on bottom-line results, missing process and experience. "
OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?
January 20, 2022
" Future-facing regulatory structures can avoid post-traumatic innovation by anticipating technology’s social impacts. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" Our community would not be what it is without you. "
Opening Remarks
October 1, 2021
" Automation frees us up to do more for the organization, but if overdone, it can strip away the human aspect critical to culture. "
State of DesignOps Panel
October 1, 2021
" Check out our digital swag bag for some awesome offers from our sponsors – it's like free t-shirts and sweaters but digital. "
Opening Remarks
September 30, 2021
" There’s no need to take notes; we’ve got session notes, sketch notes, and a resource list all provided. "
Opening Remarks
September 29, 2021
" If you’re not in Slack, you’re missing out on the party. "
Opening Remarks
June 11, 2021
" If you want to take notes during this presentation, there’s really no need — we’ve got you covered. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" Please read our code of conduct; we want to ensure everyone feels safe and respected in this community. "
Opening Remarks
June 9, 2021