{"id":59485,"date":"2019-09-16T15:30:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T19:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=59485"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:34","slug":"carletons-2019-fpa-currents-lecture-election-edition-to-host-ceo-of-abacus-data-david-coletto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2019\/carletons-2019-fpa-currents-lecture-election-edition-to-host-ceo-of-abacus-data-david-coletto\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton\u2019s 2019 FPA Currents Lecture: Election Edition to Host CEO of Abacus Data, David Coletto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Carleton\u2019s 2019 FPA Currents Lecture: Election Edition to Host CEO of Abacus Data, David Coletto\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

Carleton University will welcome alumnus David Coletto, chief executive officer and a founding partner of Abacus Data, as host of an expert panel to discuss pressing issues of the 2019 federal election<\/a> as part of the Currents lecture organized by the Faculty of Public Affairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When<\/strong>: Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 at 7 p.m.
\nWhere<\/strong>: Room 2200, Singhal Family Theatre, Richcraft Hall, Carleton
\nInfo<\/strong>: Registration is available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media are invited to attend. Coletto is available for interviews in advance of the event.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This lecture will explore the most important trends of the 2019 federal election. Coletto will share his perspective as a long-time political watcher and professional pollster. He will join panel members Anne McGrath, NDP strategist and associate at Hill+Knowlton Strategies; Tim Powers, vice-chairman of Summa Strategies; and Paul Thomas, senior research associate at the Samara Centre for Democracy, to discuss major election issues, political leaders, predictions and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coletto is a Carleton alumnus, having earned both his Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management and Master of Arts in Political Science. He was named one of FPA\u2019s 75 for the 75th<\/a> during the university\u2019s anniversary year in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A reception will follow the panel event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the FPA Currents Lecture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FPA Currents is an annual lecture held in September as part of Carleton\u2019s Throwback celebrations<\/a>. While the topic for the lecture varies, the theme is always at the intersection of politics, policy, journalism and current affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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