The following Scientific Institutions have agreed to co-sponsor the meeting:

- IMS: the Institute of Mathematical Statistics is an international professional and scholarly society devoted to the development, dissemination, and application of statistics and probability.

- ISBA: the International Society for Bayesian Analysis was founded in 1992 to promote the development and application of Bayesian statistical theory and methods useful in the solution of theoretical and applied problems in science, industry and government.

-  NSF: the National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education.

-  Springer: a worldwide publishing company based in Germany, which publishes textbooks, academic reference books, and peer-reviewed topical journals, with a focus on science, technology, mathematics, and medicine.

- The Wharton School: the Department of Statistics is part of the Wharton School which is internationally acknowledged as one of the finest business schools in the world.
 
- The Wharton Financial Institutions Center: the Center has hundreds of affiliated scholars at leading institutions world-wide, sponsoring and directing primary research on financial institution and their interface with financial markets.

- The Wharton Interactive Media Initiative: a data-driven research endeavor focused on interactive media, its effects on global businesses, and implications for traditional business models.