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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" Yesterday we talked about impact curated by France and Alana, it was outstanding. "

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

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" If you’re made to feel uncomfortable in any way, shape or form, we want to know about it because we care. "

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

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" Sponsor sessions are equal in quality and quantity as our main programming and completely free. "

Day 1 Welcome

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Build teams with neurodiversity so different working styles can thrive, not just clusters of extroverts. "

The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion

September 23, 2024

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" We talk about being resilient in our day jobs and co-creating operating models with our teams even when things get hairy and squirrely. "

Theme 1 Intro

September 23, 2024

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" If we keep framing ourselves as servant leaders for design teams only, we will be shooting ourselves in the foot - Patrizia. "

Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop (Videoconference)

April 18, 2024

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" There’s no need to take any notes, we have sketch notes, session notes, resource lists, and recordings all available. "

Opening Remarks Day 2

March 26, 2024

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" Our speakers prepare for three months leading up to the conference, so they’re really ready. "

Opening Remarks Day 1

March 25, 2024

Bria Alexander

" You can use that drop down to call out just the sponsored sessions. "

Welcome

January 8, 2024

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" Sponsor sessions have no overlap with main sessions and are free of sales pitches. "

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Join our Rosenfeld media Slack instance to connect with the community, ask questions, and get customer service support. "

Opening Remarks

October 4, 2023

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" When the lights come down and I’ve returned from the conferences I’ve attended, I often find myself wondering what I really gained. "

Theme Two Intro

October 3, 2023

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" Our sponsors bring so much color and light into the community; the conference really would not happen without them. "

Opening Remarks

October 3, 2023

Bria Alexander

" By showing up, you're doing so not just for yourselves, but for everyone else that’s here. "

Opening Remarks

October 2, 2023

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" We are on our third and final day of Advancing Research 2023. "

Opening Remarks

March 29, 2023

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" We are organizational change makers today. "

Opening Remarks

March 28, 2023

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" The conference is a community obligated to treat each other with respect and kindness. "

Opening Remarks

March 27, 2023

Bria Alexander

" The last two days you covered a lot of information: the decade cycle, power structure shifting, and physical environments beyond screens. "

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Congratulations if you’re part of a cohort, these private channels are a cool part of the experience. "

Opening Remarks

November 17, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Civic design spans all kinds of government agencies from federal to tribal, municipal, and local. "

Opening Remarks

November 16, 2022

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" Slack is where you'll ask questions, discuss content, and get support throughout the conference. "

Opening Remarks

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Just because you don’t always see empathy doesn’t mean you can’t be the change you want to bring. "

Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" The path forward may not always be clear, but we forge the future together through expertise and engagement. "

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

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" This conference is as much about community as it is about content. "

Welcome

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" An OKR that everyone can rally around, like accessibility standards, should be a non-negotiable in every product team. "

OKRs—Helpful or Harmful? (Videoconference)

January 20, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Our job as civic designers is to bring government needs and community needs into alignment. "

Reflect and Chart Forward

December 10, 2021

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" There’s an opportunity to inject human centrality into product ops by balancing business value and customer experience – Meredith. "

State of DesignOps Panel

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they’re super similar to the quality of the main conference session. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Sponsors like Verizon Design and Mural have made this conference possible. "

Opening Remarks

September 30, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Our sponsors put a lot of effort into making sure we’ve got some compelling offers for all of you here today. "

Opening Remarks

September 29, 2021

Bria Alexander

" You don’t have to worry about taking notes; we have phenomenal illustrated sketch notebooks. "

Opening Remarks

June 11, 2021

Bria Alexander

" If you need help at any time, please use our Slack d-a-s help channel or email us directly. "

Opening Remarks

June 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Day one of Design at Scale is going to be about ensuring craft on a massive scale. "

Opening Remarks

June 9, 2021

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