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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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" You have to keep AI at arm’s length so you can critique it and not blindly trust it - Christopher. "

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

June 10, 2025

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

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

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" Sometimes resources are available as soon as an hour or 30 minutes after the talk, like the team is working miracles. "

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

Bria Alexander

" What is your mission for this design Ops summit? When this conference ends, what do you want to feel? "

Day 1 Welcome

September 23, 2024

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" Supporting different ways people prefer to engage—like asynchronous workshops or prep time—helps introverts and extroverts contribute equally. "

The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion

September 23, 2024

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" 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

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" 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

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" There’s no need to take any notes, because we have sketch notes, session notes, recordings available on Rosenfeld Media website. "

Opening Remarks Day 2

March 26, 2024

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" 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

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" If something makes you feel unwelcome, the code of conduct explains how to engage with staff to resolve issues. "

Welcome

January 8, 2024

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" All speakers will be present in the #ARgeneral Slack channel to answer your questions. "

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

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" 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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" David Nicholson is the reason why you don’t have to write very fast. "

Opening Remarks

October 3, 2023

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" This day is focused on me, my job and my specific day-to-day challenges, not on some invisible finish line or senior title. "

Theme Two Intro

October 3, 2023

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" If any of those adjectives do not apply to how you’re feeling right now, we wanna know. "

Opening Remarks

October 2, 2023

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" We are on our third and final day of Advancing Research 2023. "

Opening Remarks

March 29, 2023

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" The official conference time zone is Pacific Daylight Time, but you can adjust it based on where you are. "

Opening Remarks

March 28, 2023

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" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches. They offer really high content very similar to the main conference. "

Opening Remarks

March 27, 2023

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

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

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" If you are a cohort participant and don’t see your private Slack channel, please let us know so we can guide you. "

Opening Remarks

November 17, 2022

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" Sponsor sessions are free, not sales pitches, and do not overlap with the main program so anyone can attend. "

Opening Remarks

November 16, 2022

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" Don't reinvent the wheel all the time; build on top of what others have built. "

Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle

September 9, 2022

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" 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

Bria Alexander

" Even though we’re virtual, we are still a community and obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect. "

Welcome

September 8, 2022

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" The waters of operations can feel incredibly murky and the path forward may not always be clear. "

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

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" 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

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" Being a positive deviant means confronting challenges with limited resources but innovative, community-based approaches. "

Reflect and Chart Forward

December 10, 2021

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" The most highly rated part of the conference every year are the facilitators making the cohorts sing. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

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" If you have more ops people than designers, you risk chaos and underappreciation of what ops actually delivers. "

State of DesignOps Panel

October 1, 2021

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" Sponsor sessions are free for anyone, whether you paid to attend or not, so invite your coworkers, friends, and family. "

Opening Remarks

September 30, 2021

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" 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

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" 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

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" Please be nice, respect each other, and carry yourself as if you were at your day job. "

Opening Remarks

June 10, 2021

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" 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

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