Rosenverse

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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" There’s a big discrepancy between accessible consumer AI and what deep research-driven AI can do - Brittany. "

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

June 10, 2025

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" Impact curated by France Alana was outstanding. "

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

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

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

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" We have got you covered with sketch notes, resource lists, session notes, videos, and decks all shared ASAP after presentations. "

Day 1 Welcome

September 23, 2024

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" Feedback is data, not personal — once you view it that way, it feels less like criticism and more like improvement information. "

The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion

September 23, 2024

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" Resilience is about more than surviving; it’s about growth in our practice and relationships. "

Theme 1 Intro

September 23, 2024

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" The pressure in design ops is often delivery-first mindset instead of quality and strategic impact - Dave Malu. "

Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop

April 18, 2024

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" If you have questions for the speakers, put them in Slack under the associated thread. "

Opening Remarks Day 2

March 26, 2024

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" 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

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" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect; this is a safe and inclusive space. "

Welcome

January 8, 2024

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" Our sponsors offer sessions with no sales pitches, just incredibly high-quality content. "

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

Bria Alexander

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

Opening Remarks

October 4, 2023

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" The code of conduct is on every page of our site; it includes procedures for getting assistance. "

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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" Try to walk away from this conference with at least one new design ops buddy. "

Opening Remarks

October 2, 2023

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" Sponsor sessions are optional but offer incredibly high content, and they are not sales pitches. "

Opening Remarks

March 29, 2023

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" All the content, including slide decks and sketch notes, will be posted promptly after each session. "

Opening Remarks

March 28, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Researchers have really taken it on the chin during this latest economic downturn. "

Opening Remarks

March 27, 2023

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

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

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" There is no need for you to take notes because session notes, videos, and decks will be shared as soon as possible. "

Opening Remarks

November 17, 2022

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" You will come away from this conference with so many artifacts from these talks you won’t miss anything. "

Opening Remarks

November 16, 2022

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" Saying no with intentionality and clear guidelines creates clarity and focus. "

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

" There’s no need to take notes. All session materials and videos will be shared quickly after presentations. "

Welcome

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" You’re going to get the importance of empathy to the bottom line. "

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

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" Celebrate progress continuously and use OKRs as a learning process to evolve goals and strategies. "

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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" We have over a thousand members in the #do-general Slack channel, and that’s where the party is at. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

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" Our industry is new enough that we get to make design ops whatever we want it to be – that’s an incredible opportunity. "

State of DesignOps Panel

October 1, 2021

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" 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

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" 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

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" You are the reason why we are able to have such high quality programming that we do have at this conference this week. "

Opening Remarks

June 11, 2021

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" The official time zone of this conference is Pacific time. "

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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