{"id":2577,"date":"2026-05-13T11:55:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itscanadaevents.ca\/2026\/05\/mark-conrad\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T11:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:47:42","slug":"mark-conrad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itscanadaevents.ca\/fr\/2026\/05\/mark-conrad\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Conrad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;line-height:1.6;max-width:700px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdutztdprujdmvcxcufy.supabase.co\/storage\/v1\/object\/public\/speaker-images\/picture\/1778694522649-76659a0c-887d-45ab-824a-2b6d6caaad19.png\" alt=\"Mark Conrad\" style=\"max-width:250px;height:auto;border-radius:50%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdutztdprujdmvcxcufy.supabase.co\/storage\/v1\/object\/public\/speaker-images\/logo\/1778694270907-4dfbcce5-defb-4ef8-830b-e7d0f9f2a2ed.png\" alt=\"Company logo\" style=\"max-width:180px;height:auto;border-radius:0px;\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;\">Mark Conrad<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;color:#555555;\">Senior Engineering Manager\/Director Software Engineering \u2014 Parsons<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;text-align:left;\">\n<div class=\"speaker-social-links\" style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;margin:8px 0 16px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mconrad971\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Linkedin\" aria-label=\"Linkedin\" style=\"display:inline-flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;text-decoration:none;\"><br \/>\n  <span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;background:#0A66C2;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"#fff\" width=\"60%\" height=\"60%\"><path d=\"M20.447 20.452h-3.554v-5.569c0-1.328-.027-3.037-1.852-3.037-1.853 0-2.136 1.445-2.136 2.939v5.667H9.351V9h3.414v1.561h.046c.477-.9 1.637-1.85 3.37-1.85 3.601 0 4.267 2.37 4.267 5.455v6.286zM5.337 7.433a2.062 2.062 0 01-2.063-2.065 2.063 2.063 0 112.063 2.065zm1.782 13.019H3.555V9h3.564v11.452z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:12px;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;\">Mark Conrad is currently a Senior Engineering Manager at Parsons, where he oversees numerous projects and leads a multi-disciplinary group of professionals in delivering innovative products and supporting services for freeway and arterial traffic management system deployments across North America. Mark also works to advance the practice of software engineering by Parsons technical staff for our Canadian ITS projects. <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<div class=\"speaker-sessions\" style=\"margin-top:32px;padding-top:16px;border-top:2px solid #e2e8f0;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;color:#1e293b;\">I am speaking at:<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px;\">\n<div class=\"speaker-session-item\" style=\"padding:12px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:6px;background:#fff;\"><a href=\"#spk-session-desc-26ceea37-d45d-428a-bb3c-ffe4b7465f24\" class=\"speaker-session-title\" style=\"font-weight:600;font-size:16px;color:#1e293b;text-decoration:underline;cursor:pointer;\" onclick=\"var d=document.getElementById('spk-session-desc-26ceea37-d45d-428a-bb3c-ffe4b7465f24');if(d){d.style.display=d.style.display==='none'?'block':'none';}return false;\">F41 Adaptive Signal Control<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-session-meta\" style=\"margin-top:4px;font-size:14px;color:#2e2e2e;\"><span class=\"speaker-session-date\">Fri, May 22, 2026<\/span> &middot; <span class=\"speaker-session-time\">2:15\u202fPM \u2013 3:15\u202fPM<\/span> &middot; <span class=\"speaker-session-location\">Calgary Room<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"spk-session-desc-26ceea37-d45d-428a-bb3c-ffe4b7465f24\" class=\"speaker-session-description\" style=\"display:none;margin-top:8px;padding:10px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #cbd5e1;border-radius:4px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:#334155;\">\n<p><strong>Moderator<\/strong> Peter Short, Sales\/Operations Manager, Velociti Innovations<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Beyond the Loop: Next-Generation Detection for Queue Warning and Adaptive Signals by Farah El-Moghrabi, GFT Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Deployment Of Adaptive Signal Control Technology In Mississauga \u2013 Outcomes And Next Steps by Mark Conrad, Parsons<\/li>\n<li>Managing Congestion and Fluctuating Demands with Adaptive Signal Control Technology by Brandon Sams and William Huang, NoTraffic<\/li>\n<li>Future-proof adaptive control for all roadway users by Dave Miller, Yunex<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"2577\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Conrad Senior Engineering Manager\/Director Software Engineering \u2014 Parsons Mark Conrad is currently a Senior Engineering Manager at Parsons, where he oversees numerous projects and leads a multi-disciplinary group of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speakers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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