 In 2008 Hyun was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the European Year of the intercultural dialogue, sponsored by the European Commission and European Parliament.In 2010 Hyun founded "Hockey is Diversity " an initiative to promote diversity outside the boundaries of sports.In January 2015 Hyun with the recommendation of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) was appointed by the PyeongChang Organizing Committee of the Winter Olympics 2018 (POCOG) as their new technical coordinator for their men's and women's ice hockey and ice sledge hockey games.