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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:

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" There’s a big discrepancy between accessible consumer AI and what deep research-driven AI can do - Brittany. "

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

June 10, 2025

Bria Alexander

" We talked all about resilience, curated by myself yesterday. "

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

" Optimization and using Slack a little better can make us gentler to each other. "

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

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

" If you want your question asked, please put it in the Slack channel, because I cannot keep up with the rapid things happening live. "

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

Bria Alexander

" You can change the time zone on Rosenfeld Media’s website to reflect your local time. "

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

Bria Alexander

" No need to take notes at this conference. We share notes, sketch notes, videos, and decks very quickly. "

Opening Remarks

October 4, 2023

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" Sponsor sessions do not overlap at all with the main programming. It is 100% fully optional. "

Opening Remarks

October 3, 2023

Bria Alexander

" The good vibes you experience are a reflection of the positive collaborative spirit we worked hard to create for you. "

Theme Two Intro

October 3, 2023

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" This is a design ops summit. You’re with your people, we get you and we all want you to do well. "

Opening Remarks

October 2, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Please be sure to make sure you change your conference itinerary to your local time zone. "

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

" Researchers have really taken it on the chin during this latest economic downturn. "

Opening Remarks

March 27, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Louisa Scholar saves us a lot of work by curating the Civic Design library and digital benefits hub. "

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Our sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they are serious, high content learning opportunities for everyone. "

Opening Remarks

November 17, 2022

Bria Alexander

" We are still a community even though we are virtual and are obliged to treat each other with kindness and respect. "

Opening Remarks

November 16, 2022

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" The program page has a time zone selector so everyone can attend sessions on their local time without confusion. "

Opening Remarks

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" MJ Broadbent’s sketchnotes are absolutely outstanding. You really do not have to take notes yourself. "

Welcome

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Through the expertise of our speakers and your engagement, we forge the future of our industry. "

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

" 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

Bria Alexander

" There is no need to take notes; session notes, sketchnotes, resource lists, videos, and decks will be shared. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" Check out our digital swag bag for some awesome offers from our sponsors – it's like free t-shirts and sweaters but digital. "

Opening Remarks

September 30, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Check out our digital swag bag—our sponsors put a lot of effort into making compelling offers for all of you here today. "

Opening Remarks

September 29, 2021

Bria Alexander

" The cohorts have been a slam dunk hit in our virtual conferences while we’ve been doing them. "

Opening Remarks

June 11, 2021

Bria Alexander

" We have many breaks, and sponsor sessions usually take place during those. "

Opening Remarks

June 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" It is my honor and pleasure to welcome each of you to the 2021 Design at Scale Conference. "

Opening Remarks

June 9, 2021

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