About Eagle Eye Expositions, LLC

Eagle Eye Expositions, LLC, founded by B2B media veteran Paul Mackler, owns and manages Border Security Expo, the world's leading conference and expo dedicated to international border security.

As President & CEO, Mackler leads the company with a focus on enhancing the value proposition for attendees and exhibitors by choreographing unique and proprietary content, and engaging them through digital and traditional tools and strategies. The company is committed to creating an extraordinary show and conference experience for its customers and the industries it serves.

Eagle Eye Expositions' value principle for its exhibitors is ROI. With nearly half of all b2b marketing budgets slotted for trade show participation according to the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR), Mackler and his staff have built a reputation on ensuring that trade show marketing dollars are invested in events to deliver quality attendees with interest and purchasing power. CEIR research has shown that 80 percent of trade show attendees influence company purchasing decisions.

Paul Mackler
President & CEO
Over the past 28 years, Mackler has held senior positions in some of the country's leading companies. Building upon existing infrastructures, leveraging assets and developing partnerships and alliances, he has been a pioneer in the business-to-business media communications industry serving as President & CEO of Cygnus Business Media, President of Reed Exhibition Companies, N.A., a division of Reed Elsevier, and principal and CEO of CMC, a privately-held, trade show, conference and publishing company.

Mackler has an established track record of launching and growing tradeshows, then sourcing and acquiring complementary shows and related media and communications' products to create branded franchises that dominate their marketplaces. He is the former Chairman of the New York Area Chapter of IAEM (formerly International Association for Exhibition Management –currently IAEE), and a founding member and board member of SISO (Society of Independent Show Organizers).

John Moriarty
Vice President/Show Director
Moriarty is a seasoned trade show and conference professional with 17 years in a wide variety of executive positions. As an accomplished sales, marketing and trade show management professional, Moriarty's extensive experience includes senior positions at Hannover Fairs USA, one of the largest global trade show organizers. He was previously Group Show Director for Penton Media, a major diversified B2B media and Event Director for Reed Exhibitions Companies, the largest trade show producer in the world. He began his career at Reed as Sales Executive, rapidly advancing to Sales Manager, and then to Group Sales Director, before being promoted to oversee a major show portfolio as Event Director.

Dave Lupinacci
Finance
Dave Lupinacci has a background in mergers and acquisitions and operational finance including 20 years in trade shows, publishing and media. He served 12 years as Chief Financial Officer of the Connecticut News Group newspaper company. Dave also served eight years in the trade show and magazine industry at Cowles Business Media. Dave's M&A experience covers deal negotiation, due diligence and smoothly integrating operations. His expertise also includes corporate turnaround assignments and providing ongoing cash flow and profit enhancements. He lives in Norwalk, CT with his wife Stephanie and daughters Emily and Mary.