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:
" Two companies, Klarna and Duolingo, went all in on AI replacing humans and then recanted - Christopher. "
Day 1 Panel: Up to the Minute: The latest in AI’s impact on UX
June 10, 2025
" No need to take notes — session notes, sketch notes, resources, videos and decks will be shared after presentations. "
Day 3 Welcome
September 25, 2024
" If you ever need help, you can reach us at help-customer-service for technical issues and customer support. "
Day 2 Welcome
September 24, 2024
" The sponsor sessions are equal in quality and quantity as our main programming and completely free for anyone to attend. "
Day 1 Welcome
September 23, 2024
" AI is a great tool for drafting and summarizing, but you have to keep your unique voice because that’s what differentiates you. "
The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion
September 23, 2024
" Optimization and using Slack a little better can make us gentler to each other. "
Theme 1 Intro
September 23, 2024
" 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
" If these two voices don’t work for you, you can reach out at conferences@rosenfeldmedia.com. "
Opening Remarks Day 2
March 26, 2024
" 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
" Sponsor sessions may require registration by email to prevent Zoom bombings and protect session integrity. "
Welcome
January 8, 2024
" Even though we're virtual, our code of conduct still applies and requires respect and kindness. "
Opening Remarks
January 8, 2024
" Huge shout out to Lauren Cantor, our house librarian, for her wonderful contributions. "
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
" 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
" Many of you might be the only design ops person in whatever room you’re in for as much as 362 days a year. "
Opening Remarks
October 2, 2023
" Sponsor sessions are optional but offer incredibly high content, and they are not sales pitches. "
Opening Remarks
March 29, 2023
" Slack is the way you ask questions to the speakers, and it’s where most of the community interaction happens. "
Opening Remarks
March 28, 2023
" You will not be missing out on much if you don’t snag the digital swag bag. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" If you have problems with Slack or the conference experience, please contact the help desk customer service. "
Opening Remarks
November 18, 2022
" Our dedicated scribe Shivangi is making sure all the notes are captured so you don't have to worry about it. "
Opening Remarks
November 17, 2022
" You will come away from this conference with so many artifacts from these talks you won’t miss anything. "
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 program page has a time zone selector so everyone can attend sessions on their local time without confusion. "
Opening Remarks
September 9, 2022
" Even though we’re virtual, we are still a community and obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect. "
Welcome
September 8, 2022
" Scaling design organizations is the theme because in trying times, we need each other's support. "
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
" Being a positive deviant means confronting challenges with limited resources but innovative, community-based approaches. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" The most highly rated part of the conference every year are the facilitators making the cohorts sing. "
Opening Remarks
October 1, 2021
" We still don’t know if head of design ops will evolve toward a COO role or some other senior position. "
State of DesignOps Panel
October 1, 2021
" Check out our digital swag bag for some awesome offers from our sponsors – it's like free t-shirts and sweaters but digital. "
Opening Remarks
September 30, 2021
" The cohort experience is one of the highest rated things because you get to meet new people from different companies. "
Opening Remarks
September 29, 2021
" Please read our site’s code of conduct — it ensures we all treat each other with kindness and respect. "
Opening Remarks
June 11, 2021
" Yesterday was a lot of fun, but today is going to be even more fun. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" 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