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:
" To succeed now, designers must be lifelong learners ready to rethink and re-understand constantly - Christopher. "
Day 1 Panel: Up to the Minute: The latest in AI’s impact on UX
June 10, 2025
" Impact curated by France Alana was outstanding. "
Day 3 Welcome
September 25, 2024
" Please put your questions inside of the thread associated with the talk. "
Day 2 Welcome
September 24, 2024
" If you want to make this conference better for you, just let us know in Slack — we want you to have a positive experience. "
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
" 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
" Trust is fragile with designers; without clear communication, metrics can feel like micromanagement - Dave Malu. "
Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop
April 18, 2024
" Take a picture of the QR code to access the digital swag bag and special offers. "
Opening Remarks Day 2
March 26, 2024
" The Slack channel is the fastest way to get help, whether you’re virtual or in person. "
Opening Remarks Day 1
March 25, 2024
" We'll have a centralized Slack channel for all discussion to come together as one community. "
Welcome
January 8, 2024
" You don’t have to take notes because we have an incredible note taker capturing everything. "
Opening Remarks
January 8, 2024
" Sponsors make this conference possible, and we genuinely thank you from the bottom of our hearts. "
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
" Practical ops is about getting stuff done because it’s our job to scale the organizational ability to design and amplify the work of designers. "
Theme Two Intro
October 3, 2023
" 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
" We’re obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect. "
Opening Remarks
March 29, 2023
" David Nicholson is our in-house scribe who produces wonderful sketch notes throughout the conference. "
Opening Remarks
March 28, 2023
" MJ Broadband saves our fingers some pain and some stress because we don’t have to take notes. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" Louisa Scholar saves us a lot of work by curating the Civic Design library and digital benefits hub. "
Opening Remarks
November 18, 2022
" Please put your questions inside the thread specific to the talk so we can keep everything organized. "
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
" 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
" Slack is the heart and soul of this conference, where the most intimate interactions happen. "
Welcome
September 8, 2022
" We help each other, support each other, and guide each other through murky and unclear times. "
Theme Two Intro
September 8, 2022
" Junior engineers often resent having to create OKRs that feel disconnected from their day-to-day work. "
OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?
January 20, 2022
" Working on a different word than empower: People already have power, we have to respect it. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" There is no need to take notes; session notes, sketchnotes, resource lists, videos, and decks will be shared. "
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
" Sponsors make this conference possible, without them we wouldn't be here talking about some incredibly interesting things. "
Opening Remarks
September 30, 2021
" There’s no need to take notes; we’ve got session notes, sketch notes, and a resource list all provided. "
Opening Remarks
September 29, 2021
" We have some truly phenomenal sketch notebooks, so you don’t have to worry about taking any notes on your own. "
Opening Remarks
June 11, 2021
" Our cohort facilitation sessions are one of the best parts of this conference. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" 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