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
" If you want to invite a friend or colleague, the sponsor sessions are free and awesome to attend. "
Day 3 Welcome
September 25, 2024
" Sometimes resources are available as soon as an hour or 30 minutes after the talk, like the team is working miracles. "
Day 2 Welcome
September 24, 2024
" If you want to make this conference better for you, just let us know in Slack — we want you to have a positive experience. "
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
" Optimization and using Slack a little better can make us gentler to each other. "
Theme 1 Intro
September 23, 2024
" The answer to what design ops does is always it depends because the field is still emerging - Zi. "
Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop
April 18, 2024
" Please stop by the Rosenfeld Bookstore to check out signed books and brand new titles. "
Opening Remarks Day 2
March 26, 2024
" Sponsors believe in advancing research, and we wouldn’t be here without them. "
Opening Remarks Day 1
March 25, 2024
" Sponsor sessions may require registration by email to prevent Zoom bombings and protect session integrity. "
Welcome
January 8, 2024
" We have at least 10 minutes of breaks between each session so you can take in everything. "
Opening Remarks
January 8, 2024
" Huge shout out to Lauren Cantor, our house librarian, for her wonderful contributions. "
Opening Remarks
October 4, 2023
" If you have any questions for the speakers, you really need to put your question in the thread specific to the talk. "
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
" 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
" Sponsor sessions are optional but offer incredibly high content, and they are not sales pitches. "
Opening Remarks
March 29, 2023
" We could not do this conference without our incredible sponsors who spend a lot of effort thinking about ways to enrich our programming. "
Opening Remarks
March 28, 2023
" The world really needs what researchers like you bring to the table. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" Slack has over 650 people actively talking and sharing experiences right now. "
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
" 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
" Make a business case for yourself by bragging about your capabilities and making them applicable. "
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
" The theme is clarity. But really I’m gonna say the theme is you — the 613 people from all over the planet. "
Welcome
September 8, 2022
" I am so incredibly proud of Dante, Courtney, Olney, and Gonzalo for their care and effort in the curation process. "
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
" Being a positive deviant means confronting challenges with limited resources but innovative, community-based approaches. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" Lauren Cantor works with companies to create new business strategies by tackling human-centered design. "
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
" Kay Abba is a business and project analyst, UX designer, and project manager who brings multifaceted expertise to our note-taking. "
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
" We have some truly phenomenal sketch notebooks, so you don’t have to worry about taking any notes on your own. "
Opening Remarks
June 11, 2021
" The official time zone of this conference is Pacific time. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" The official conference time zone is Pacific Standard Time, but you can change it to your own time zone at designatskill.com. "
Opening Remarks
June 9, 2021