A kick-off workshop for the 9th EIG CONCERT-Japan call on Design of Materials with Atomic Precision was organized by the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) and the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) and generously hosted by the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) in Warsaw on October 16, 2023.The workshop was chaired by Prof. Magdalena Bendová (UCT Prague). In total, more than 30 project researchers, Scientific Committee members and funding agency officers participated in the workshop. The workshop presented an opportunity for the researchers to give presentations of their research, articulate key goals and highlight potential challenges. The six research teams presented their work and answered questions from other participants for about 15 minutes per team. The workshop featured lively discussions between the participants. The diverse assembly set the stage for a dynamic exchange of ideas and collaboration. As a continuation of the workshop, the Polish FerroFluid project team invited participants to visit the CNBCh and the Faculty of Chemistry on the Ochota campus of the University of Warsaw.