The guest speaker at the annual the Gala Business Dinner 09  in Wagga Wagga on Thursday 24 September will be Professor Sue Thomas, the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Charles Sturt University (CSU). Professor Thomas will speak on ‘Building Business with Research’. Professor Thomas joined CSU from the University of Canberra last month where she was Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research). Read more about Professor Thomas here. The Gala Business Dinner 09 will be hosted by CSU, TAFE NSW Riverina Institute and Wagga Wagga City Council from 7pm at the Garden Court Restaurant in the Botanic Gardens in Wagga Wagga.