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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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" The next generation is going to be AI native, digitally literate with these tools almost from birth - Brittany. "

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

June 10, 2025

Bria Alexander

" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect as part of this virtual community. "

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Our sponsors make this conference and programming possible, so thank you all so, so much. "

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

Bria Alexander

" What if we had AI teammates who were on every call and could help moderate, recap, and track time? That future is likely. "

The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Midday panel brings together Corey, Deanna, Laura, and Lane to talk about everything wonderful so far in the day. "

Theme 1 Intro

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Design ops is still defining its service offering and must articulate value both internally and to business partners - Zi. "

Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop

April 18, 2024

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" The virtual social event tonight is Cozy Juicy Reel, a fun board game our virtual attendees always love. "

Opening Remarks Day 1

March 25, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Enterprise is kind of sexy because big, hairy, hard problems of scale and distribution live at the enterprise. "

Welcome

January 8, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Even though we're virtual, our code of conduct still applies and requires respect and kindness. "

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

Bria Alexander

" If you have a question for one of the speakers, put it in the specific thread associated with the talk or it will get lost. "

Opening Remarks

October 4, 2023

Bria Alexander

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

Opening Remarks

October 3, 2023

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" Every talk you hear today couldn’t get more personal to our community. "

Theme Two Intro

October 3, 2023

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" 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

Bria Alexander

" Lauren Cantor keeps all those links and other resources so we don’t have to be googling while listening. "

Opening Remarks

March 29, 2023

Bria Alexander

" You can invite anyone in your family to attend the sponsor sessions for free even if they’re not registered. "

Opening Remarks

March 28, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Slack is where the real party is happening for this conference. "

Opening Remarks

March 27, 2023

Bria Alexander

" We have session notes, sketch notes, resource lists, videos, and decks — no need to take notes yourself. "

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

Bria Alexander

" If anything's going wrong on your end, please reach out to help-customer-desk-service in Slack for tech help. "

Opening Remarks

November 17, 2022

Bria Alexander

" MJ Broadband’s sketch notes will make your conference experience 10 times easier. "

Opening Remarks

November 16, 2022

Bria Alexander

" 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

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

" It seemed just like yesterday that I was talking with Dave Malouf. He dropped that term design ops on me. "

Welcome

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" The community of practitioners is the way we carry each other through difficult moments. "

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" OKRs are not one-size-fits-all; you have to shape them based on your organizational context and culture. "

OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?

January 20, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Our job as civic designers is to bring government needs and community needs into alignment. "

Reflect and Chart Forward

December 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Our community would not be what it is without you. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Design ops has an opportunity to inject human-centeredness into product development to balance business and customer value. "

State of DesignOps Panel

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Cohorts are one of the most highly rated parts of our conferences every single year, you get to meet somebody new from a different company. "

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

" If you’re not in Slack, you’re missing out on the party. "

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

" It is my honor and pleasure to welcome each of you to the 2021 Design at Scale Conference. "

Opening Remarks

June 9, 2021

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