NUG Community Presents:

2026 Virtual Summit
Wednesday, November 18th

1:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

 

SuiteWorld is just around the corner,  AI is moving into NetSuite faster than most teams can keep up with,  and planning season is already here. Join NetSuite experts and fellow users at the NUG Virtual Summit on November 18 for an afternoon of practical sessions for NetSuite users who want to understand what’s changing and what it means for their own accounts. Hear from Hussain Zaidi, Chief Solution Architect at BSP; Lauren Polasek of the Texas NUG Board; Joe Harmer, Senior Solution Architect at BSP; Jerrad Robertson, Head of Technology at Clements Fluids; and Sirus Badiee of the Texas NUG Board. Sessions cover running AI in NetSuite, NetSuite Planning and Budgeting, the latest SuiteScript update, and a recap of the biggest takeaways from SuiteWorld.

Because the summit is fully virtual, you can join from your desk and tune in to the sessions most relevant to your role. Come with questions, since these speakers work in NetSuite every day and the sessions are built around what users actually need to know. Specific session times will be posted once the schedule is final. Register now to save your spot.

 
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Our Sessions
1:00 PM Eastern
Welcome
Kristina Putney Marchant
NUG Community Host

We’ll begin by introducing our hosts and speakers, outlining the agenda, and sharing how to participate throughout the webinar. Whether you’re joining us for the first time or returning for another summit, we’re glad you're joining us!

1:05 PM Eastern
SuiteWorld 2026 Recap
Sirus Badiee
TX NUG Board & Founder of SuiteSirus

SuiteWorld brings a lot of news in a short time, and it can be hard to sort out what matters for your account. Sirus kicks off the summit with a recap of the biggest announcements and takeaways from SuiteWorld 2026. You’ll leave with a clear picture of what’s coming next for NetSuite users.

1:40 PM Eastern
Why Your Power Users Hate 2026.2
(And How To Get Ahead of It)
Lauren Polasek
TX NUG Board & Sr Implementation Consultant @ Proven Scale

Every release brings changes your most active users notice first, and they’re usually the first to push back. Lauren shares a functional admin’s playbook for release season: what breaks for end users, how to test it before go-live, and how to bring your power users in early. You’ll come away ready to turn your toughest critics into your pilot group. 

2:30 PM Eastern
The SuiteScript Updates
(1.0 to 2.0 to 2.1)
Hussain Zaidi
Chief Solution Architect @ BSP

AI capabilities and SuiteScript changes are reshaping what’s possible in NetSuite, and keeping up can feel like a moving target. Hussain walks through the latest updates in both areas and what they mean for how your account is built and run. Bring your questions for Q&A. 

3:15 PM Eastern
NetSuite Planning & Budgeting (NSPB)
Joe Harmer
Sr Solution Architect @ BSP
Raymond Condes
EPM Consultant @ BSP

Planning and budgeting still lives in spreadsheets for many finance teams, even when the rest of the business runs in NetSuite. Joe and Raymond explore how NetSuite Planning and Budgeting connects planning, budgeting, and forecasting to the data you already have. You’ll get a practical look at what NSPB can do and time to ask questions. 

4:00 PM Eastern
Running NetSuite with AI: What Actually Worked, What Broke, and What You Can Steal
Jerrad Robertson
Head of Technology @ Clements Fluids

For the past six months, Jerrad’s team has run AI directly against NetSuite at a $100M oilfield services company with a lean IT shop. The AI handled real finance work: month-end accruals, intercompany reconciliation, and executive dashboards leadership actually uses. Through stories and screenshots, Jerrad shares how they split the work between tools, the failure that forced them to build a QA gate, and a short list of things you can try this week.

Our Thought Leaders

Meet The Speakers Leading The Conversation
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Hussain Zaidi

Chief Solutions Architect & AI Practice Lead @ BSP

Hussain Zaidi is Chief Solutions Architect and AI Practice Lead at Business Solution Partners (BSP), bringing more than a decade of experience helping organizations implement, optimize, and expand NetSuite. As AI Practice Lead, he heads the development of BSP's client-facing AI capabilities including architectural design of AI systems, data privacy controls, and regulatory alignment. With deep expertise across financial and ERP systems, integrations, and emerging technologies, Hussain specializes in translating complex business challenges into practical, scalable solutions, working closely with organizations across a wide range of industries. He also teaches software engineering and artificial intelligence at California State University (CalPoly), Pomona, covering machine learning, and generative AI. A trusted advisor and frequent speaker, Hussain brings both technical depth and a practical perspective to conversations around NetSuite, AI, and the future of enterprise technology.

Lauren Polasek

Lauren Polasek

Sr Implementation Consultant @ ProvenScale

Lauren Polasek is a Senior Implementation Consultant at ProvenScale, a NetSuite Alliance Partner, where she runs net-new implementations. She brings 5+ years as a NetSuite functional consultant and administrator, plus earlier work as an Oracle NetSuite Education Consultant and an end user - which is where her habit of teaching the thing, not just configuring it, comes from. Her pre-NetSuite background is in manufacturing, wholesale distribution, and operations. She founded The Suite School, a vendor-neutral NetSuite × AI community, where she hosts weekly live sessions for admins, users, and consultants who don't have a consultant of their own to call. Lauren is also an Oracle ACE, a two-time SuiteWorld speaker, and an Oracle NetSuite Certified Administrator. She is a founding member of the All Texas NetSuite User Group, which she helped expand from a single Austin chapter into Dallas and Houston.

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Jerrad Robertson

Head of Technology @ Clements Fluids

Jerrad Robertson is a technology executive with more than 20 years of experience leading IT and software teams across logistics, retail, energy, and other industries. He spent seven years at J.B. Hunt, where his teams built critical pieces of the J.B. Hunt 360 platform, and he has led five ERP implementations, three of them on NetSuite. Today, he runs NetSuite and AI for a $100M oilfield services company and works with other NetSuite organizations as a fractional CIO/CTO. Jerrad’s talks are real-world stories from production, not product demos, giving audiences practical lessons they can apply in their own NetSuite environments.

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Joe Harmer

Sr Solution Architect

Joe Harmer is a Senior Solutions Architect at Business Solution Partners (BSP), where he helps organizations implement and optimize NetSuite to fit how their business actually runs. Working in the NetSuite ecosystem since 2017, Joe has led and supported teams through multiple enterprise ERP projects, and he brings a practical understanding of how technology, operations, and supply chain processes connect. An APICS-trained supply chain professional, he works closely with BSP clients to turn complex requirements into scalable solutions that improve efficiency as they grow. Joe holds a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and an MBA from UC Irvine.

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Raymond Condes

NetSuite EPM Consultant @ BSP

Raymond Condes is an EPM Consultant at Business Solution Partners (BSP), specializing in NetSuite Planning & Budgeting (NSPB) and Oracle EPM Cloud. With more than a decade of hands-on experience designing and delivering planning, budgeting, and forecasting solutions, Raymond helps finance teams transform complex financial processes into connected, efficient systems. He leads end-to-end NSPB implementations, from solution design and data integration through deployment and post-go-live support. Raymond brings deep expertise in financial planning and enterprise performance management, helping organizations move beyond spreadsheets, improve visibility and collaboration across teams, and build scalable, audit-ready planning processes that support more informed and confident decision-making.

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Sirus Badiee

Founder @ SuiteSirus

Sirus Badiee is a distinguished NetSuite expert with a robust career spanning consulting, in-house administration, and entrepreneurship. He holds a Master’s degree in Information Technology Management and has transitioned from an implementation consultant to an in-house administrator/architect and developer, ultimately founding SuiteSirus. Sirus’s expertise in customizing ERP solutions is matched by his dedication to the NetSuite community, having initiated the Austin NetSuite User Group to share insights and foster professional connections. At SuiteSirus, he partners closely with clients, aligning complex technical solutions with business objectives to maximize their investment in NetSuite.

Our Sponsors

NUG Community and the Virtual Summit is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors, whose contributions help pay for venues, food & beverages, and administrative costs.
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