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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:

Bria Alexander

" We’re seeing these agents trying to represent ourselves online in ways we’ve never seen before - Bria. "

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

June 10, 2025

Bria Alexander

" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect as part of this virtual community. "

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

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" Please put your questions inside of the thread associated with the talk. "

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

Bria Alexander

" 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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" AI is a great tool for drafting and summarizing, but you have to keep your unique voice because that’s what differentiates you. "

The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" We can make ourselves and our practice better because of what we’ve learned on our journeys of resilience. "

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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" You will have full copies of everything that you experienced today and all the questions. "

Opening Remarks Day 2

March 26, 2024

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" We want you to have a great time and feel good about being here — if anything is preventing that, let us know. "

Opening Remarks Day 1

March 25, 2024

Bria Alexander

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

Welcome

January 8, 2024

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" Our sponsors offer sessions with no sales pitches, just incredibly high-quality content. "

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

Bria Alexander

" We are on our third and final day of Design Ops 2023. "

Opening Remarks

October 4, 2023

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" You can also reach us quickly by going to help-desk-customer-service for any tech or support issues. "

Opening Remarks

October 3, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Every talk you hear today couldn’t get more personal to our community. "

Theme Two Intro

October 3, 2023

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" We are on our third and final day of Advancing Research 2023. "

Opening Remarks

March 29, 2023

Bria Alexander

" All the content, including slide decks and sketch notes, will be posted promptly after each session. "

Opening Remarks

March 28, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Slack is where the real party is happening for this conference. "

Opening Remarks

March 27, 2023

Bria Alexander

" You don’t want to miss out on the sponsor sessions — they’re free and high quality, not sales pitches. "

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

Bria Alexander

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

Opening Remarks

November 17, 2022

Bria Alexander

" I didn’t say conference because this is really a highly polished snapshot of a conversation this community is having. "

Opening Remarks

November 16, 2022

Bria Alexander

" You gotta write that charter to get clarity with your team. "

Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they are content-rich and free to anyone who wants to attend. "

Opening Remarks

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" You bring energy that blows me away. I’m so excited by your excitement. "

Welcome

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" You’ll hear tactile guidance on defining ROI. "

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" OKRs help highlight intentions to leadership and open up conversations that generate alignment and support. "

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 ever feel unsafe or threatened, please let us know in the #do-help channel. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" If you want to take part in the gifs, laughs, jokes, questions, and links to resources, join us on #deogenerall Slack channel. "

Opening Remarks

September 30, 2021

Bria Alexander

" If you ever feel unsafe or threatened in this virtual community, we want to make sure you’ve got the support you need. "

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

" You can access our digital swag bag by scanning the QR code or visiting app.everthere.co/e/d-a-s. "

Opening Remarks

June 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" 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

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