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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" Please put your questions for a specific speaker in the associated thread for the talk. "

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

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" You should absolutely participate in Slack—if you're missing that, you're missing a key part of our conference. "

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

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" 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

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" 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

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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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" If design ops only serves designers, it risks silos; instead it must apply design thinking across R&D and product teams - Patrizia. "

Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop

April 18, 2024

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" If these two voices don’t work for you, you can reach out at conferences@rosenfeldmedia.com. "

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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" 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

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

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Huge shout out to Lauren Cantor, our house librarian, for her wonderful contributions. "

Opening Remarks

October 4, 2023

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" You don’t have to take notes; session videos and decks will be shared as soon as possible. "

Opening Remarks

October 3, 2023

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" We want you to leave feeling like all those missed Slack messages and emails are worth it. "

Theme Two Intro

October 3, 2023

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" 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

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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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" If you feel uncomfortable or see bullying, please let us know. We absolutely do not tolerate it. "

Opening Remarks

March 28, 2023

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" Bria is the bringer of dad jokes and the glue of the conference. "

Opening Remarks

March 27, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Slack has over 650 people actively talking and sharing experiences right now. "

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" Civic design is relatively new and spans all kinds of government agencies from federal and national down to tribal and local. "

Opening Remarks

November 16, 2022

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" Please keep your questions within the speaker’s thread so we don’t lose track of them in the busy chat. "

Opening Remarks

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" You bring energy that blows me away. I’m so excited by your excitement. "

Welcome

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Through the expertise of our speakers and your engagement, we forge the future of our industry. "

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" When teams are connected to real strategic missions and own their key results, OKRs become positive. "

OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?

January 20, 2022

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" How do we know how to evaluate radical participatory design? Has there been a sustained shift in power? "

Reflect and Chart Forward

December 10, 2021

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" If you ever feel unsafe or threatened, please let us know in the #do-help channel. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Knowing your boundaries and skills lets you focus influence into meaningful outcomes rather than spreading too thin. "

State of DesignOps Panel

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" There are no overlaps between sponsor content and main programming, so you never have to choose what to attend. "

Opening Remarks

September 30, 2021

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" There’s no need to take notes; we’ve got session notes, sketch notes, and a resource list all provided. "

Opening Remarks

September 29, 2021

Bria Alexander

" 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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" We have many breaks, and sponsor sessions usually take place during those. "

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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