VenueConnect 2025

Speakers

Evan Holmes

Evan Holmes
General Manager
ASM Global, Caesar’s Superdome, Smoothie King Center and Champions Square


Evan serves as the General Manager of Caesars Superdome, Smoothie King Center and Champions Square and is charged with overall operational and business development oversight of the 52-acre Superdome campus. He also leads day-to-day administrative efforts for ASM’s client, the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District. This included leadership of the recently completed $550+ million Caesars Superdome modernization, completed ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl. Evan had previously served as the Director of Business Operations where he led all business and governmental relation activities on behalf of the District. This included administrative support for additional LSED facilities, including TPC Louisiana (PGA Tour golf facility), Shrine on Airline (AAA baseball stadium), Alario Center (multi-purpose event center) and Westwego Sports Complex (youth sports complex). Evan joined ASM from Hunden Strategic Partners, a Chicago-based destination real estate development consultancy. While as HSP, he led the firm’s sports and entertainment practice where he assisted public and private clients with projects ranging from sport facilities, hotels, convention centers and tourism destinations. A native Ohioan, Evan holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He resides in New Orleans with his wife and two children.

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