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:
" AI is not really doing anything better than humans yet; it’s just faster and more efficient - Bria. "
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
" David Nicholson is our house scribe, a senior UX designer with a passion for enterprise-scale products. "
Day 2 Welcome
September 24, 2024
" I want you to have the best time possible and bring your fullest self to our conference today. "
Day 1 Welcome
September 23, 2024
" 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
" Today’s theme is resilience expressed through inspiring personal and professional stories. "
Theme 1 Intro
September 23, 2024
" Design ops should coordinate initiatives, measure impact, and advocate for designer happiness as a business metric - Peter Bosma. "
Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop
April 18, 2024
" Please stop by the Rosenfeld Bookstore to check out signed books and brand new titles. "
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
" There will be session notes and sketch notes so you don’t have to take notes yourself unless you want to. "
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
" Huge shout out to Lauren Cantor, our house librarian, for her wonderful contributions. "
Opening Remarks
October 4, 2023
" The code of conduct is on every page of our site; it includes procedures for getting assistance. "
Opening Remarks
October 3, 2023
" I often find myself wondering what I really gained from time away from my desk beyond swag and catching up with colleagues. "
Theme Two Intro
October 3, 2023
" By showing up, you’re doing so not just for yourselves, but for everyone else that’s here. "
Opening Remarks
October 2, 2023
" Lauren Cantor keeps all those links and other resources so we don’t have to be googling while listening. "
Opening Remarks
March 29, 2023
" 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
" Slack is where the real party is happening for this conference. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" Louisa Scholar saves us a lot of work by curating the Civic Design library and digital benefits hub. "
Opening Remarks
November 18, 2022
" You can access the digital swag bag by scanning the QR code or visiting fld.me/cd2022 for cool sponsor offers. "
Opening Remarks
November 17, 2022
" Join our Slack channels—it’s really where the party is with gifts, jokes, and amazing conversations. "
Opening Remarks
November 16, 2022
" The next big thing will be knowledge management powered by new no-code and integrative tools. "
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
" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches. They offer incredibly high-quality content and are free to anyone to attend. "
Welcome
September 8, 2022
" The waters of operations can feel incredibly murky and the path forward may not always be clear. "
Theme Two Intro
September 8, 2022
" An OKR coach told us to think of OKRs like a health panel at a physical—you have KPIs for status and OKRs for change targets. "
OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?
January 20, 2022
" The future of civic design will be localized, designed for and by communities rather than dictated top-down. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they are super similar to the quality of the main conference session. "
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
" If you want to take part in the gifs, laughs, jokes, questions, and links to resources, join us on #deogenerall Slack channel. "
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
" 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
" If you are not on Slack, you are missing out on one of the biggest and most interactive parts of our conference. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" The official conference time zone is Pacific Standard Time, but you can change it to your own time zone at designatskill.com. "
Opening Remarks
June 9, 2021