As Senior Vice President of Venue Operations, Matt Bell oversees the day to day event scheduling and venue operations for Ball Arena, Paramount Theatre and Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. His role also includes servicing the operational needs of the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Mammoth, Colorado Rapids as well as all of the entertainment events performing at all of the Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) Denver venues.

Bell joined KSE in 2012 as the Executive Director of Venue Booking and was responsible for the scheduling of all events in the KSE Denver venues and was later promoted to Vice President of Venue Booking for the KSE Denver venues in 2017 and has represented KSE on the Denver Sports Commission Advisory Board since 2015, the Visit Denver Board since 2022 and the Colorado Business Roundtable Board since 2023.

Prior to joining KSE, Bell served as the Vice President of Venue Programming for the now Amerant Bank Arena with the NHL Florida Panthers and prior to that served in various venue programming capacities at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in New Jersey scheduling events at the now closed Giants Stadium and IZOD Center.

A native of Ohio and a graduate of Penn State University, Bell resides in Denver with his family.

Sean Plunkett leads PBK’s Sports Architecture team with over 20 years of experience delivering exceptional, client-focused sports facility design. Under his leadership, the team combines deep expertise in professional, collegiate, and municipal sports environments to create innovative, functional, and sustainable athletic spaces. Sean is passionate about advancing industry best practices in sports architecture and procurement, ensuring every project meets the highest standards of quality and performance. His strong understanding of construction delivery methods allows him to collaborate effectively with construction management partners, delivering best value and outstanding service to clients across all sports sectors.

Marc Taylor, President and CEO of Marc Taylor Inc. (MTI), has +25 years of

dedicated leadership in the design and construction industry with over $15B in

horizontal and vertical construction projects nationwide. He specializes in providing

fast track, phased program management services, preconstruction / construction

management, cost estimating and inspection services on complex ballparks,

stadiums, arenas, player training facilities and multipurpose athletic complexes. These

services include but are not limited to master planning, development, technical

services, feasibility studies, facility assessments, design-level cost estimating, cost

reconciliation, value engineering, life-cycle cost analysis, CMP scheduling and

constructability reviews.

Marc has overseen the design process, estimating, procurement, construction, and

closeout of 45+ Design-Build projects. He has led the preconstruction process from

concept through GMP on 180+ CMAR projects and has worked on over 200 Design-

Bid-Build (Public Bid) projects while working directly for owners, architects, general

contractors, developers and engineers. His expertise in cost and project management

protects the owner’s interest, with the primary goal to make sure a program meets the

budget, design intent and contractual obligations through strong leadership and

planning.

MTI has an award-winning track record of success with projects opened on time, on

schedule and within budget. Our team’s passion is working on technically complicated

projects where early planning and proper management significantly influence project

outcome. MTI’s dedicated team of skilled experts will deliver your project with the

highest standard of quality and cost efficiency, while ensuring overall objectives are

met.

Kinjal Patel serves as President of McHugh Construction, bringing more than 25 years ofnleadership experience in the construction industry. He leads the firm’s strategic direction while continuing to build upon McHugh’s 128-year legacy of delivering complex, high-profile structures across the country. Under Kinjal’s leadership, McHugh has strengthened its expertise in high-rise construction, sports and entertainment, luxury residential, hospitality, and specialty-use facilities.

Kinjal has also helped expand McHugh’s presence in mountain, resort, and luxury lifestyle markets, including ongoing work at Dobson Ice Arena. He is highly focused on strategically building teams capable of executing logistically complex projects in constrained urban environments, active operating facilities, and challenging resort destinations where precision, coordination, and adaptability are critical to success. Prior to joining McHugh, Kinjal served as Construction Executive General Manager for the Midwest region at Lendlease, overseeing regional operations and business development across multiple sectors.