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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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" Designers need to help users recognize when AI is wrong and what to do about it - Christopher. "

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

June 10, 2025

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" We are closing out design ops 2024 with innovation curated by the incomparable John Kuda. "

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

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" Even though we are virtual, we are still a community and we are obligated to treat each other with dignity and respect. "

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

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" Manuel Herrera, our sketch noter, has contributed wonderfully to visually capturing the spirit and content of the conference. "

Day 1 Welcome

September 23, 2024

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" What if we had AI teammates who were on every call and could help moderate, recap, and track time? That future is likely. "

The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion

September 23, 2024

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" Resilience is about more than surviving; it’s about growth in our practice and relationships. "

Theme 1 Intro

September 23, 2024

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" Design ops is not execution or tactical, it’s a leadership role that brings design thinking to the whole organization - Patrizia. "

Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop

April 18, 2024

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" Everyone's sitting on the aisle, your right, my left — you gotta scoot over like two seats. "

Opening Remarks Day 2

March 26, 2024

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" 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

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" If something makes you feel unwelcome, the code of conduct explains how to engage with staff to resolve issues. "

Welcome

January 8, 2024

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" We have at least 10 minutes of breaks between each session so you can take in everything. "

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

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" Sponsor sessions are completely free and not just a normal sales pitch, they’re very similar to the main programming. "

Opening Remarks

October 4, 2023

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" The code of conduct is on every page of our site; it includes procedures for getting assistance. "

Opening Remarks

October 3, 2023

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" 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

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" 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

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" If you feel uncomfortable or unsafe engaging in this community, we want to know about it. "

Opening Remarks

March 29, 2023

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" The official conference time zone is Pacific Daylight Time, but you can adjust it based on where you are. "

Opening Remarks

March 28, 2023

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" There is no need to take notes over the next few days. We have dedicated sketch notes and session resources. "

Opening Remarks

March 27, 2023

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" Please read our code of conduct — even though we’re virtual, we are a community obligated to kindness and respect. "

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Sponsor sessions are completely free and offer content just as valuable as the main program sessions. "

Opening Remarks

November 17, 2022

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" MJ Broadband’s sketch notes will make your conference experience 10 times easier. "

Opening Remarks

November 16, 2022

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" No need to take notes — our scribe David Nicholson is capturing detailed session notes and insights for you. "

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

" We help each other, support each other, and guide each other through murky and unclear times. "

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Junior engineers often resent having to create OKRs that feel disconnected from their day-to-day work. "

OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?

January 20, 2022

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" The future of civic design will be localized, designed for and by communities rather than dictated top-down. "

Reflect and Chart Forward

December 10, 2021

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" Please read our code of conduct to ensure everyone can be their fullest selves while respecting others. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" There are no overlaps between sponsor content and main programming, so you never have to choose what to attend. "

Opening Remarks

September 30, 2021

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" Technical difficulties happen, so please use hashtag.deo help within our Slack channel or email for support. "

Opening Remarks

September 29, 2021

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" You are the reason why we are able to have such high quality programming that we do have at this conference this week. "

Opening Remarks

June 11, 2021

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" Our cohort facilitation sessions are one of the best parts of this conference. "

Opening Remarks

June 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Day one is all about ensuring craft on a massive scale, led by Uday Gahender. "

Opening Remarks

June 9, 2021

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