Learn about CloudEvents standardization and xRegistry's role in event-driven architectures through this technical conference talk from the University of Toronto's Calum Murray. Explore how CloudEvents simplifies event metadata handling without requiring schema knowledge, then dive into xRegistry's solution for endpoint discovery, communication protocols, and message schema challenges. Understand the core interoperable APIs that power xRegistry's generic registry model and its three specialized components: Endpoint, Message, and Schema registries. Discover how these tools work together to enhance automation, tooling, and code generation capabilities in distributed systems development, ultimately making developers more productive in event-driven environments.