Keynote

David Coletto is founder, Chair & CEO of Abacus Data a full-service market research and strategy firm based in Ottawa and Toronto. With twenty years experience, David founded Abacus 14 years ago and since then David has become one of Canada’s most respected pollsters who sought-after to provide analysis on politics, the labour market, and consumer behaviour.

He earned a PhD in Political Science from the University of Calgary in 2010 is an adjunct professor at Carleton University. He is the host and producer of inFocus with David Coletto a podcast that explores the intersection of public opinion, politics, public policy, and consumer behaviour. This month, the Hill Times newspaper named David one of Canada’s top 100 most influential people in Canadian politics. He’s a foodie, cyclist, and an avid traveler.