National Sports & Entertainment Digital Summit

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, McHugh Construction’s newly appointed president, brings over 25 years of leadership experience to both the organization and industry. With a proven track record overseeing a varied scale of projects, Kinjal is well-versed in construction operation aspects including contract negotiations, resource allocation, and budgeting. He is committed to upholding McHugh’s 125+ year legacy in Chicago and throughout the Midwest. Patel is focused on portfolio diversification and driving strategic growth with McHugh. Most recently, Patel served as a Construction Executive General Manager of the Midwest region at Lendlease. Throughout his career, he has successfully led operations, pursuing new business opportunities and fostering strong professional relationships across multiple sectors.