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:
" These free models flounder, but high-end enterprise models are more accurate and context-aware - Brittany. "
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
" We want you to feel included and be able to take advantage of the awesome content and speaker efforts. "
Day 2 Welcome
September 24, 2024
" 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
" Our behavior is implicit messaging; we need both explicit and implicit signals to support resilience on teams. "
The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion
September 23, 2024
" Corey’s story of resilience during his 2023 to 2024 job search ends well because we accepted his offer at Adobe. "
Theme 1 Intro
September 23, 2024
" 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
" We have the entire Rosenfeld Media staff on hand to support you throughout this conference. "
Opening Remarks Day 2
March 26, 2024
" This is a conference where you can stand up and people will see you do that — which we haven’t had in the past. "
Opening Remarks Day 1
March 25, 2024
" 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
" Our sponsors offer sessions with no sales pitches, just incredibly high-quality content. "
Opening Remarks
January 8, 2024
" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect, even though we’re a virtual community. "
Opening Remarks
October 4, 2023
" You don’t have to take notes; session videos and decks will be shared as soon as possible. "
Opening Remarks
October 3, 2023
" It’s about us, the design ops practitioners, and what we need today to be better at our jobs. "
Theme Two Intro
October 3, 2023
" By showing up, you’re doing so not just for yourselves, but for everyone else that’s here. "
Opening Remarks
October 2, 2023
" There is no need to take notes. Our session notes, resources, videos, and slide decks will all be shared on the website. "
Opening Remarks
March 29, 2023
" The official conference time zone is Pacific Daylight Time, but you can adjust it based on where you are. "
Opening Remarks
March 28, 2023
" 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
" 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
" Our dedicated scribe Shivangi is making sure all the notes are captured so you don't have to worry about it. "
Opening Remarks
November 17, 2022
" Sponsor sessions are free, not sales pitches, and do not overlap with the main program so anyone can attend. "
Opening Remarks
November 16, 2022
" 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
" 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 help highlight intentions to leadership and open up conversations that generate alignment and support. "
OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?
January 20, 2022
" 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
" If you want to take advantage of asking speakers questions and having discussions, join our Slack. "
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
" Cohorts are one of the most highly rated parts of our conferences every single year, you get to meet somebody new from a different company. "
Opening Remarks
September 30, 2021
" Thank you to all our sponsors; this entire conference would not be possible without you. "
Opening Remarks
September 29, 2021
" Man, oh man, what an incredible few days of learning and of the community that we have all had the opportunity to discover at Design at Scale. "
Opening Remarks
June 11, 2021
" If you are not on Slack, you are missing out on one of the biggest and most interactive parts of our conference. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" Without your research, feedback, and engagement, we would never have pulled together such a diverse slate of speakers. "
Opening Remarks
June 9, 2021