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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:

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" 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

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" Sponsor sessions are optional but incredibly high content and not sales pitches. "

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

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" We are going to have a very cherry day. You get it? Because I’m wearing cherry earrings. "

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

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" Please put your questions in the Slack thread associated with the talk, not just the general channel, or they’ll get lost. "

Day 1 Welcome

September 23, 2024

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" When I think about resilience, I think about flexibility, like trees that bend in strong winds instead of breaking — that starts with mindset and communication. "

The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion

September 23, 2024

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

Theme 1 Intro

September 23, 2024

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" 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

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

Opening Remarks Day 2

March 26, 2024

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" 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

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" This is the same conference in so many good ways — good ways are that it’s resilient and there’s a certain steadiness. "

Welcome

January 8, 2024

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" The primary way to convene with other attendees is through our Slack channel. "

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

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" Please put your dropdown or your personal agenda in your local time zone so there’s no ambiguity. "

Opening Remarks

October 4, 2023

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" Sponsors bring so much color and so much light into the community. "

Opening Remarks

October 3, 2023

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" All three themes and all speakers you’ll hear came together through inclusive collaboration and insightful perspectives. "

Theme Two Intro

October 3, 2023

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" 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

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" Cohorts are a super duper fun way to engage with more of our community. "

Opening Remarks

March 29, 2023

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" Today we’re gonna be talking about researchers as organizational change makers. "

Opening Remarks

March 28, 2023

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" MJ Broadband saves our fingers some pain and some stress because we don’t have to take notes. "

Opening Remarks

March 27, 2023

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" Because this is virtual, we have a digital swag bag with goodies you can access via QR code or URL. "

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

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" If you are a cohort participant and don’t see your private Slack channel, please let us know so we can guide you. "

Opening Remarks

November 17, 2022

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" 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

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" Don't reinvent the wheel all the time; build on top of what others have built. "

Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle

September 9, 2022

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" The final panel will be grounded in your input from this summit — we want to hear from you in the FigJam link. "

Opening Remarks

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" The conference is your annual opportunity to get to know each other and to step back together and amplify the power of design. "

Welcome

September 8, 2022

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" The waters of operations can feel incredibly murky and the path forward may not always be clear. "

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

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" Accessibility is a great example where OKRs can unify multiple product and design teams to a non-negotiable standard. "

OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?

January 20, 2022

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" Everything can be designed – ourselves, relationships, processes, policies, systems. "

Reflect and Chart Forward

December 10, 2021

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" This is our third and final day of the design operation Summit 2021. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

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" 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

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" 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

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" 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

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" All the videos and decks will be shared almost within minutes after each presentation so you can relax and enjoy. "

Opening Remarks

June 11, 2021

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" All of this content would not have been possible without your support and your feedback. "

Opening Remarks

June 10, 2021

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" Our digital swag bag is free to all registered attendees and packed with awesome sponsor offers. "

Opening Remarks

June 9, 2021

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