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
" We are closing out design ops 2024 with innovation curated by the incomparable John Kuda. "
Day 3 Welcome
September 25, 2024
" Please put your questions inside of the thread associated with the talk. "
Day 2 Welcome
September 24, 2024
" This is a great opportunity. This is a gift to yourself to dig in with other design ops peers and really learn together. "
Day 1 Welcome
September 23, 2024
" Feedback is data, not personal — once you view it that way, it feels less like criticism and more like improvement information. "
The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion
September 23, 2024
" Today’s theme is resilience expressed through inspiring personal and professional stories. "
Theme 1 Intro
September 23, 2024
" If design ops only serves designers, it risks silos; instead it must apply design thinking across R&D and product teams - Patrizia. "
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
" 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
" Enterprise is kind of sexy because big, hairy, hard problems of scale and distribution live at the enterprise. "
Welcome
January 8, 2024
" Even though we're virtual, our code of conduct still applies and requires respect and kindness. "
Opening Remarks
January 8, 2024
" We are on our third and final day of Design Ops 2023. "
Opening Remarks
October 4, 2023
" Sponsor sessions do not overlap at all with the main programming. It is 100% fully optional. "
Opening Remarks
October 3, 2023
" All three themes and all speakers you’ll hear came together through inclusive collaboration and insightful perspectives. "
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
" Cohorts are a super duper fun way to engage with more of our community. "
Opening Remarks
March 29, 2023
" Please respect our code of conduct to ensure a welcoming and safe space for all attendees. "
Opening Remarks
March 28, 2023
" Slack is where the real party is happening for this conference. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" If you have a question for a speaker, put it in the thread for their talk, not in the general chat. "
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
" You will come away from this conference with so many artifacts from these talks you won’t miss anything. "
Opening Remarks
November 16, 2022
" Go meet someone new at this conference and set up a coffee chat next week. "
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
September 9, 2022
" Please keep your questions within the speaker’s thread so we don’t lose track of them in the busy chat. "
Opening Remarks
September 9, 2022
" There’s no need to take notes. All session materials and videos will be shared quickly after presentations. "
Welcome
September 8, 2022
" Each of these speakers shares career defining experiences scaling design organizations large and small. "
Theme Two Intro
September 8, 2022
" It's okay to try and mess up your OKRs in the first few quarters and learn from it. "
OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?
January 20, 2022
" Everyone, both speakers and participants, understood the assignment of civic design from day one. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" The most highly rated part of the conference every year are the facilitators making the cohorts sing. "
Opening Remarks
October 1, 2021
" Design ops must learn to advocate for themselves because oftentimes when things go well, no one notices the work behind the scenes. "
State of DesignOps Panel
October 1, 2021
" 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
" You can invite your coworker, your brother, your sister, your aunt to sponsor sessions even if they’re not signed up for the conference. "
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
" We have many breaks, and sponsor sessions usually take place during those. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" If you have trouble logging in or streaming, please go to hashtag DAS help in Slack for support. "
Opening Remarks
June 9, 2021