Rosenverse

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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" The next generation is going to be AI native, digitally literate with these tools almost from birth - Brittany. "

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

June 10, 2025

Bria Alexander

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

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

Bria Alexander

" If you ever need help, you can reach us at help-customer-service for technical issues and customer support. "

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

Bria Alexander

" You can change the conference time zone to your local time zone in the upper right corner so there’s no confusion about start times. "

Day 1 Welcome

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" It’s energy management, not time management — listen to yourself rather than comparing your output to others. "

The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Today’s theme is resilience expressed through inspiring personal and professional stories. "

Theme 1 Intro

September 23, 2024

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" Design ops is still defining its service offering and must articulate value both internally and to business partners - Zi. "

Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop

April 18, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Please stop by the Rosenfeld Bookstore to check out signed books and brand new titles. "

Opening Remarks Day 2

March 26, 2024

Bria Alexander

" The Slack channel is the fastest way to get help, whether you’re virtual or in person. "

Opening Remarks Day 1

March 25, 2024

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" The themes this year include transforming century-old industries, startup to enterprise, the outsider’s perspective, and partnering to transform. "

Welcome

January 8, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Use your phone camera to scan the QR code on screen and access the digital swag bag. "

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

Bria Alexander

" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect, even though we’re a virtual community. "

Opening Remarks

October 4, 2023

Bria Alexander

" David Nicholson is the reason why you don’t have to write very fast. "

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

Bria Alexander

" Please read our code of conduct; it’s on every page of our website and includes ways to get help if needed. "

Opening Remarks

October 2, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Lauren Cantor keeps all those links and other resources so we don’t have to be googling while listening. "

Opening Remarks

March 29, 2023

Bria Alexander

" You can invite anyone in your family to attend the sponsor sessions for free even if they’re not registered. "

Opening Remarks

March 28, 2023

Bria Alexander

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

Opening Remarks

March 27, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Slack has over 650 people actively talking and sharing experiences right now. "

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

Bria Alexander

" Join our Slack channels—it’s really where the party is with gifts, jokes, and amazing conversations. "

Opening Remarks

November 16, 2022

Bria Alexander

" I’m still early on in measuring accessibility impact but tying early bug fixes to ROI is promising. "

Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Respect and kindness are mandatory; please read our code of conduct to ensure a positive community experience. "

Opening Remarks

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Slack is the heart and soul of this conference, where the most intimate interactions happen. "

Welcome

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" The community of practitioners is the way we carry each other through difficult moments. "

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

Bria Alexander

" Working on a different word than empower: People already have power, we have to respect it. "

Reflect and Chart Forward

December 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" If you want to take advantage of asking speakers questions and having discussions, join our Slack. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Knowing your boundaries and skills lets you focus influence into meaningful outcomes rather than spreading too thin. "

State of DesignOps Panel

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" All session notes and resources will be available within the hour, so you can just relax and absorb the content. "

Opening Remarks

September 30, 2021

Bria Alexander

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

Opening Remarks

September 29, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Day three is about keeping people at the center of an expanding enterprise, which is tricky but so important. "

Opening Remarks

June 11, 2021

Bria Alexander

" The official time zone of this conference is Pacific time. "

Opening Remarks

June 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" You don’t need to take notes; Rosenfeld media has sketch note makers creating creative and interactive notes for each talk. "

Opening Remarks

June 9, 2021

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