Admissions & Scholarships 2026:
AKAD Mentorship Conversations

Date: Saturday 8th August 2026

Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: MOW Sports Club, Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: Ksh 1,500/- (early bird); Ksh 2,500/- (at the door)

Registration & MPesa Till Payment:

Why Attend?

• Mentees learn from our AKAD Peer Mentors
• Gain practical insights for career and personal growth
• Engage in interactive Q&A sessions
• Connect with like-minded individuals passionate about growth and community impact

About Mentorship Conversations

AKAD Mentorship Conversations series connect distinguished peers, leaders & professionals to students. Persons enjoying success in leadership, career development, community service and personal growth – and happy to share from the same.

This session will feature Lennox Ochieng, whose profile is shared here. He will be sharing practical wisdom, personal stories, and transformative lessons - especially for those keen on studies abroad, and specifically in the United States of America on scholarship.

In keeping with our AKAD tradition, attendees will engage Socratically in open dialogue; asking questions to gain clarity and understanding of the academic parthways for admission, the value and place of leadership excellence, and the opportunities for career success thereafter. This is especially for those passionate about the principles of top, world class institutional admissions, scholarships preparation (SAT etc) for elite locations and schools in the United States of America.

Our aim

To impact, inspire, influence, empower & cultivate a culture personal & community leadership success for those within our current educational schools - with a clear vision and pathway for similar success as they pursue their vision, mission, goals, purpose and calling.

You attend these sessions to engage; not to sit back and be entertained.

The theory of multiple intelligences suggests traditional measures of intelligence, like IQ tests, don’t fully capture diverse ways people can be “smart.” Developed by Harvard professor Howard Gardner in 1983, this theory proposes that intelligence isn’t a single, unified ability but rather a collection of distinct intelligence types.

Our seminars aim at helping provide the skills to identify & strengthening overall intelligence for academic, career & life success. Not just cramming from books for paper grades.

When students are rushed through academics, they lack knowledge & courage to confidently identify their core strengths; personal gifts, talents, skills and abilities. This is best matched with relevant & available emerging and future career opportunities - making better, informed academic & career choices in keeping with "God's will which is good, acceptable and perfect" (Romans 12:2). We therefore "perish for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6)

AKAD are passionate about developing Youth Leaders; who with wisdom, manage personal and global challenges & change. Youth able to have vision, anticipate, strategize and lead change. We "prepare the students for the road", not prepare the road for the students in successfully pursuing their lifetime dreams, vision, mission and goals.

Guest of Honour: Lennox Ochieng

Profile

Lennox Ochieng is an Associate at Boston Consulting Group in Nairobi.

He has experience across digital trade, climate and investment strategy, blended finance, and public sector transformation. He has advised government, diplomatic, and investment stakeholders on regional integration, market entry, and data-driven investment prioritization across emerging markets.

Previously, Lennox worked in actuarial finance at New York Life and AIG, building valuation models, reserve projections, and analytical tools to support strategic decision-making. He holds a BBA in Finance, Investment & Banking, and Actuarial Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was a King Morgridge Scholar, and is a deferred MBA admit to Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Outside of work, Lennox enjoys running, hiking, and spending time outdoors. His favorite hiking trail is the Dragon’s Teeth trail at Ol Donyo Lesatima in the Aberdares, Kenya.

Location of MOW Sports Club, Nairobi, Kenya

The day’s program is as below;

8:00am – Games: Squash, Table Tennis, Basketball for the extra early mentees
9:30am – Tea & mandazi, informal networking

10:00am - Program begins: Introduction to AKAD: Testimonials by AKAD mentees

10:30am – What is the SAT Exam? How to Prepare

11:00am – Lennox Part 1; Personal story & journey, admissions, prep, leadership

12:00noon: 20 minute health break / Guest Speaker 2 (TBA)

12:20pm Lenox Part 2

1:00pm – Question & Answer: Lennox, Jeff, Dr. Angela

2:00pm – End of session, Free networking, Depart at will