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
" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect as part of this virtual community. "
Day 3 Welcome
September 25, 2024
" You should absolutely participate in Slack—if you're missing that, you're missing a key part of our conference. "
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
" When I think about resilience, I think about flexibility, like trees that bend in strong winds instead of breaking — that starts with mindset and communication. "
The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion
September 23, 2024
" Being true to our humanity and morality lets us better ourselves and our teammates. "
Theme 1 Intro
September 23, 2024
" We need standardized role definitions, not everyone is a manager just because they manage initiatives - Peter Bosma. "
Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop
April 18, 2024
" If you have questions for the speakers, put them in Slack under the associated thread. "
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
" Enterprise is kind of sexy because big, hairy, hard problems of scale and distribution live at the enterprise. "
Welcome
January 8, 2024
" We have at least 10 minutes of breaks between each session so you can take in everything. "
Opening Remarks
January 8, 2024
" We are on our third and final day of Design Ops 2023. "
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
" 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
" 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
" We are on our third and final day of Advancing Research 2023. "
Opening Remarks
March 29, 2023
" All the content, including slide decks and sketch notes, will be posted promptly after each session. "
Opening Remarks
March 28, 2023
" This is absolutely not the time for us to be throwing our hands up in the air and giving up on Research. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" Cohorts are one of the favorite parts of the conference, so really participate if you’re in one. "
Opening Remarks
November 18, 2022
" Sponsor sessions are completely free and offer content just as valuable as the main program sessions. "
Opening Remarks
November 17, 2022
" Sponsor sessions are free, not sales pitches, and do not overlap with the main program so anyone can attend. "
Opening Remarks
November 16, 2022
" Make a business case for yourself by bragging about your capabilities and making them applicable. "
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
September 9, 2022
" Take advantage of the digital swag bag — it’s our way of replicating in-person perks in a virtual world. "
Opening Remarks
September 9, 2022
" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches. They offer incredibly high-quality content and are free to anyone to attend. "
Welcome
September 8, 2022
" You’re going to get the importance of empathy to the bottom line. "
Theme Two Intro
September 8, 2022
" OKRs help highlight intentions to leadership and open up conversations that generate alignment and support. "
OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?
January 20, 2022
" How do we know how to evaluate radical participatory design? Has there been a sustained shift in power? "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" If you want to take advantage of asking speakers questions and having discussions, join our Slack. "
Opening Remarks
October 1, 2021
" I’m a power user of Airtable because it combines multiple tools into one accessible system for designers and teams. "
State of DesignOps Panel
October 1, 2021
" Kay Abba is a business and project analyst, UX designer, and project manager who brings multifaceted expertise to our note-taking. "
Opening Remarks
September 30, 2021
" 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
" Man, oh man, what an incredible few days of learning and of the community that we have all had the opportunity to discover at Design at Scale. "
Opening Remarks
June 11, 2021
" You can access our digital swag bag by scanning the QR code or visiting app.everthere.co/e/d-a-s. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" Day one is all about ensuring craft on a massive scale, led by Uday Gahender. "
Opening Remarks
June 9, 2021