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:
" 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
" We are back and we are right on time. Eight o'clock on the dot. "
Day 3 Welcome
September 25, 2024
" You should absolutely participate in Slack—if you're missing that, you're missing a key part of our conference. "
Day 2 Welcome
September 24, 2024
" Manuel Herrera, our sketch noter, has contributed wonderfully to visually capturing the spirit and content of the conference. "
Day 1 Welcome
September 23, 2024
" 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
" 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
" We need standardized role definitions, not everyone is a manager just because they manage initiatives - Peter Bosma. "
Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop
April 18, 2024
" Thank you to our sponsors, we could not do this conference without you. "
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
" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect; this is a safe and inclusive space. "
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
" Slack is a huge part of how we are going to be engaging in today’s conference. "
Opening Remarks
October 3, 2023
" This conference is the opportunity I saw to design an experience that felt personal to our community. "
Theme Two Intro
October 3, 2023
" We want the Rosenfeld community, both in person and virtual, to feel as loving, supportive, and informative as possible. "
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
" Slack is the way you ask questions to the speakers, and it’s where most of the community interaction happens. "
Opening Remarks
March 28, 2023
" Bria is the bringer of dad jokes and the glue of the conference. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" If you have problems with Slack or the conference experience, please contact the help desk customer service. "
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
" Join our Slack channels—it’s really where the party is with gifts, jokes, and amazing conversations. "
Opening Remarks
November 16, 2022
" 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
" We could not have this conference without you all — the curation team relies heavily on audience participation. "
Opening Remarks
September 9, 2022
" MJ Broadbent’s sketchnotes are absolutely outstanding. You really do not have to take notes yourself. "
Welcome
September 8, 2022
" You’re going to get the importance of empathy to the bottom line. "
Theme Two Intro
September 8, 2022
" Accessibility is a great example where OKRs can unify multiple product and design teams to a non-negotiable standard. "
OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?
January 20, 2022
" We need to slow down decision-making processes so that ethics and systems thinking scale with project scope. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" Please read our code of conduct to ensure everyone can be their fullest selves while respecting others. "
Opening Remarks
October 1, 2021
" Our industry is new enough that we get to make design ops whatever we want it to be – that’s an incredible opportunity. "
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
" Our first day’s theme is around establishing and growing design operations. "
Opening Remarks
September 29, 2021
" 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
" All of this content would not have been possible without your support and your feedback. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" We have 11 cohorts and 130 people participating in this week’s conference for small group discussions. "
Opening Remarks
June 9, 2021