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:
" These free models flounder, but high-end enterprise models are more accurate and context-aware - Brittany. "
Day 1 Panel: Up to the Minute: The latest in AI’s impact on UX
June 10, 2025
" Lauren Cantor is our house librarian and has made an outstanding contribution to the conference. "
Day 3 Welcome
September 25, 2024
" Our sponsors make this conference and programming possible, so thank you all so, so much. "
Day 2 Welcome
September 24, 2024
" I want you to have the best time possible and bring your fullest self to our conference today. "
Day 1 Welcome
September 23, 2024
" 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
" The stories you’re gonna hear today really reflect the world we live in, design operations, and resilience. "
Theme 1 Intro
September 23, 2024
" 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
" Thank you to our sponsors, we could not do this conference without you. "
Opening Remarks Day 2
March 26, 2024
" 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
" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect; this is a safe and inclusive space. "
Welcome
January 8, 2024
" Our sponsors offer sessions with no sales pitches, just incredibly high-quality content. "
Opening Remarks
January 8, 2024
" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect, even though we’re a virtual community. "
Opening Remarks
October 4, 2023
" You can also reach us quickly by going to help-desk-customer-service for any tech or support issues. "
Opening Remarks
October 3, 2023
" Documentation your team will actually use, how to define and maintain a design ops roadmap, AI as a design partner. "
Theme Two Intro
October 3, 2023
" We want the Rosenfeld community, both in person and virtual, to feel as loving, supportive, and informative as possible. "
Opening Remarks
October 2, 2023
" There is no need to take notes. Our session notes, resources, videos, and slide decks will all be shared on the website. "
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
" Even though we are virtual, we are still a community and obligated to treat each other with respect and kindness. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" Adjust your conference time zone setting depending on where you are to avoid confusion. "
Opening Remarks
November 18, 2022
" Even though we are virtual, we are still community and must treat each other with kindness and respect. "
Opening Remarks
November 17, 2022
" Go out the next three days as being part of this conversation rather than simply sitting back and being a consumer of information. "
Opening Remarks
November 16, 2022
" You gotta write that charter to get clarity with your team. "
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
September 9, 2022
" The final panel will be grounded in your input from this summit — we want to hear from you in the FigJam link. "
Opening Remarks
September 9, 2022
" The conference is your annual opportunity to get to know each other and to step back together and amplify the power of design. "
Welcome
September 8, 2022
" Through the expertise of our speakers and your engagement, we forge the future of our industry. "
Theme Two Intro
September 8, 2022
" OKRs can sometimes suck the oxygen out of the room if they focus only on bottom-line results, missing process and experience. "
OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?
January 20, 2022
" Future-facing regulatory structures can avoid post-traumatic innovation by anticipating technology’s social impacts. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they are super similar to the quality of the main conference session. "
Opening Remarks
October 1, 2021
" Design ops job descriptions change every three to six months depending on the company’s needs. "
State of DesignOps Panel
October 1, 2021
" You do not need to take any notes, we have dedicated note takers who provide session notes, resource lists, decks, and videos. "
Opening Remarks
September 30, 2021
" If you’re not in our Slack channel, you’re missing out on so many big parts of the party. "
Opening Remarks
September 29, 2021
" Sponsor sessions are completely free, and you can invite anyone you want to those. "
Opening Remarks
June 11, 2021
" The official time zone of this conference is Pacific time. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" Without your research, feedback, and engagement, we would never have pulled together such a diverse slate of speakers. "
Opening Remarks
June 9, 2021