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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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" Designers need to help users recognize when AI is wrong and what to do about it - Christopher. "

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

June 10, 2025

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" Lauren Cantor is our house librarian and has made an outstanding contribution to the conference. "

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

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

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

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" You can change the conference time zone to your local time zone in the upper right corner so there’s no confusion about start times. "

Day 1 Welcome

September 23, 2024

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" It’s energy management, not time management — listen to yourself rather than comparing your output to others. "

The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion

September 23, 2024

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" 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

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" Operations is the de-risking activity that creates scalable processes for better outcomes - Theresa. "

Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop

April 18, 2024

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" Take a picture of the QR code to access the digital swag bag and special offers. "

Opening Remarks Day 2

March 26, 2024

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" 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

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" We made a very intentional choice to build in five minute breaks after every talk based on feedback and experience. "

Welcome

January 8, 2024

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

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

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" 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

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" Sponsors bring so much color and so much light into the community. "

Opening Remarks

October 3, 2023

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" 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

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" Manuel Herrera is here to take the burden of note-taking off us, so you can focus on the moment. "

Opening Remarks

October 2, 2023

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" Cohorts are a super duper fun way to engage with more of our community. "

Opening Remarks

March 29, 2023

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" We could not do this conference without our incredible sponsors who spend a lot of effort thinking about ways to enrich our programming. "

Opening Remarks

March 28, 2023

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" There is no need to take notes over the next few days. We have dedicated sketch notes and session resources. "

Opening Remarks

March 27, 2023

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" Cohorts are one of the favorite parts of the conference, so really participate if you’re in one. "

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

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" Please put your questions inside the thread specific to the talk so we can keep everything organized. "

Opening Remarks

November 17, 2022

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" If you ever feel unsafe in our virtual community, we want to know about it so we can provide support. "

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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" 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

Bria Alexander

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches. They offer incredibly high-quality content and are free to anyone to attend. "

Welcome

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" We help each other, support each other, and guide each other through murky and unclear times. "

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

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" OKRs help highlight intentions to leadership and open up conversations that generate alignment and support. "

OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?

January 20, 2022

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" We need to slow down decision-making processes so that ethics and systems thinking scale with project scope. "

Reflect and Chart Forward

December 10, 2021

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" This is our third and final day of the design operation Summit 2021. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Automation frees us up to do more for the organization, but if overdone, it can strip away the human aspect critical to culture. "

State of DesignOps Panel

October 1, 2021

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" Sponsors make this conference possible, without them we wouldn't be here talking about some incredibly interesting things. "

Opening Remarks

September 30, 2021

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" 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

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" Please read our site’s code of conduct — it ensures we all treat each other with kindness and respect. "

Opening Remarks

June 11, 2021

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" Our cohort facilitation sessions are one of the best parts of this conference. "

Opening Remarks

June 10, 2021

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" Our digital swag bag is free to all registered attendees and packed with awesome sponsor offers. "

Opening Remarks

June 9, 2021

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