Gyusang (Kevin) Hwang, a Temple Presidential Fellow, is a Ph.D. Candidate in Business Administration with a concentration in Tourism and Sport at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. He holds a B.S. in Convention Management and Business Administration from Kyung Hee University and an M.S. in Urban Sociology from the University of Seoul. His research examines how interactions within tourism and hospitality systems shape people, organizations, and places, with particular attention to planned events, digital platforms, and service relationships. His research has appeared in Tourism Management, Tourism Geographies, and the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. Before entering academia, he worked across business travel and MICE, mega-events, and hospitality operations, including the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Walt Disney World Resort.