Tamiko Toland is Director, Retirement Markets for Toronto-based CANNEX, and brings 20 years of experience tracking trends and key issues on retirement income. Her focus is thought leadership and strategic relationships in the individual and institutional annuity market in the U.S. and Canada. Tamiko has a Certified Financial Education Instructor designation and received the 2021 Educate Pillar Award from the National Association for Fixed Annuities (NAFA) for her contributions to annuity retirement education. In addition to committee engagement in a variety of industry organizations, she serves on the board NAFA and is an advisor member of the Institutional Retirement Income Council (IRIC).