Rosenverse

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 closing out design ops 2024 with innovation curated by the incomparable John Kuda. "

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

Bria Alexander

" David Nicholson is our house scribe, a senior UX designer with a passion for enterprise-scale products. "

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

Bria Alexander

" I want you to have the best time possible and bring your fullest self to our conference today. "

Day 1 Welcome

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" 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

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

Theme 1 Intro

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" The answer to what design ops does is always it depends because the field is still emerging - Zi. "

Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop

April 18, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Thank you to our sponsors, we could not do this conference without you. "

Opening Remarks Day 2

March 26, 2024

Bria Alexander

" The Slack channel is the fastest way to get help, whether you’re virtual or in person. "

Opening Remarks Day 1

March 25, 2024

Bria Alexander

" This is the same conference in so many good ways — good ways are that it’s resilient and there’s a certain steadiness. "

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

" Sponsor sessions are completely free and not just a normal sales pitch, they’re very similar to the main programming. "

Opening Remarks

October 4, 2023

Bria Alexander

" A little color purple to start the day. Good morning. "

Opening Remarks

October 3, 2023

Bria Alexander

" All three themes and all speakers you’ll hear came together through inclusive collaboration and insightful perspectives. "

Theme Two Intro

October 3, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Many of you might be the only design ops person in whatever room you’re in for as much as 362 days a year. "

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

" The world really needs what researchers like you bring to the table. "

Opening Remarks

March 27, 2023

Bria Alexander

" 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

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

" 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

" 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

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

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" When teams are connected to real strategic missions and own their key results, OKRs become positive. "

OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?

January 20, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Future-facing regulatory structures can avoid post-traumatic innovation by anticipating technology’s social impacts. "

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

" 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

Bria Alexander

" All session notes and resources will be available within the hour, so you can just relax and absorb the content. "

Opening Remarks

September 30, 2021

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" Sponsor sessions are completely free, and you can invite anyone you want to those. "

Opening Remarks

June 11, 2021

Bria Alexander

" If you want to take notes during this presentation, there’s really no need — we’ve got you covered. "

Opening Remarks

June 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" You don’t need to take notes; Rosenfeld media has sketch note makers creating creative and interactive notes for each talk. "

Opening Remarks

June 9, 2021

Rosenverse People Everyone