diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 70c6ceac..1968b845 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "botium-core",
-  "version": "1.15.14",
+  "version": "1.15.16",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "botium-core",
-      "version": "1.15.14",
+      "version": "1.15.16",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4123baf2..ea28beca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "botium-core",
-  "version": "1.15.15",
+  "version": "1.15.16",
   "description": "The Selenium for Chatbots",
   "main": "index.js",
   "module": "dist/botium-es.js",
diff --git a/src/scripting/ScriptingMemory.js b/src/scripting/ScriptingMemory.js
index 520fdbc3..4c555078 100644
--- a/src/scripting/ScriptingMemory.js
+++ b/src/scripting/ScriptingMemory.js
@@ -214,6 +214,56 @@ const SCRIPTING_FUNCTIONS = _.mapValues(SCRIPTING_FUNCTIONS_RAW, (funcOrStruct,
 })
 const RESERVED_WORDS = Object.keys(SCRIPTING_FUNCTIONS)
 
+// #region helper functions
+const _convoMemoryPrefix = (convoName) => `$Convo__${convoName}__`
+
+const _shortNameFromConvoMemory = (convoName, varName) => {
+  if (!convoName || !_.isString(varName)) {
+    return null
+  }
+  const prefix = _convoMemoryPrefix(convoName)
+  if (!varName.startsWith(prefix)) {
+    return null
+  }
+  const short = varName.slice(prefix.length)
+  if (!short) {
+    return null
+  }
+  return `$${short}`
+}
+
+const convoMemoryAliases = (convoName, varNames) => {
+  const names = varNames || []
+  if (!convoName) {
+    return [...names]
+  }
+  const aliased = []
+  for (const name of names) {
+    aliased.push(name)
+    const short = _shortNameFromConvoMemory(convoName, name)
+    if (short) {
+      aliased.push(short)
+    }
+  }
+  return _.uniq(aliased)
+}
+
+const aliasConvoMemory = (convoName, values) => {
+  const result = Object.assign({}, values || {})
+  if (!convoName || !values) {
+    return result
+  }
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(values)) {
+    const short = _shortNameFromConvoMemory(convoName, key)
+    if (short) {
+      result[short] = value
+    }
+  }
+  return result
+}
+// #endregion
+
+// #region main functions
 const apply = (container, scriptingMemory, str, mockMsg) => {
   if (container.caps[Capabilities.SCRIPTING_ENABLE_MEMORY]) {
     str = _apply(scriptingMemory, str, container.caps, mockMsg)
@@ -328,12 +378,15 @@ const fill = (container, scriptingMemory, result, utterance, scriptingEvents) =>
     debug(`fill end: ${util.inspect(scriptingMemory)}`)
   }
 }
+// #endregion
 
 module.exports = {
   apply,
   applyToArgs,
   fill,
   extractVarNames,
+  convoMemoryAliases,
+  aliasConvoMemory,
   RESERVED_WORDS,
   SCRIPTING_FUNCTIONS
 }
diff --git a/src/scripting/ScriptingProvider.js b/src/scripting/ScriptingProvider.js
index 40cabf89..1d41d7c7 100644
--- a/src/scripting/ScriptingProvider.js
+++ b/src/scripting/ScriptingProvider.js
@@ -876,7 +876,8 @@ module.exports = class ScriptingProvider {
       const multipliers = []
       for (const [key, scriptingMemories] of variablesToScriptingMemory.entries()) {
         const variableNames = JSON.parse(key)
-        if (_.intersection(variableNames, convoVariables).length) {
+        const variableNamesForMatch = ScriptingMemory.convoMemoryAliases(convo.header.name, variableNames)
+        if (_.intersection(variableNamesForMatch, convoVariables).length) {
           const convosExpandedVariable = []
           multipliers.push(scriptingMemories.length)
           scriptingMemories.forEach((scriptingMemory) => {
@@ -884,13 +885,22 @@ module.exports = class ScriptingProvider {
             for (const convoToExpand of convosToExpand) {
               const convoExpanded = _.cloneDeep(convoToExpand)
               convoExpanded.header.name = convoToExpand.header.name + '.' + scriptingMemory.header.name
-              variableNames.forEach((name) => {
-                const value = scriptingMemory.values[name]
+              const appendMemoryHook = (name, value) => {
                 if (value) {
-                  convoExpanded.beginLogicHook.push({ name: 'SET_SCRIPTING_MEMORY', args: [name.substring(1), scriptingMemory.values[name]] })
+                  convoExpanded.beginLogicHook.push({ name: 'SET_SCRIPTING_MEMORY', args: [name.substring(1), value] })
                 } else {
                   convoExpanded.beginLogicHook.push({ name: 'CLEAR_SCRIPTING_MEMORY', args: [name.substring(1)] })
                 }
+              }
+              variableNames.forEach((name) => {
+                appendMemoryHook(name, scriptingMemory.values[name])
+              })
+              // scoped $Convo__<thisConvo>__* aliases after originals so they win over a global of the same short name
+              variableNames.forEach((name) => {
+                const shortNames = ScriptingMemory.convoMemoryAliases(convo.header.name, [name]).filter(n => n !== name)
+                shortNames.forEach((shortName) => {
+                  appendMemoryHook(shortName, scriptingMemory.values[name])
+                })
               })
               convosExpandedVariable.push(convoExpanded)
             }
diff --git a/test/scripting/scriptingmemory/convoMemory.spec.js b/test/scripting/scriptingmemory/convoMemory.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56339871
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripting/scriptingmemory/convoMemory.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+const path = require('path')
+const assert = require('chai').assert
+const BotDriver = require('../../..').BotDriver
+const Capabilities = require('../../..').Capabilities
+const ScriptingMemory = require('../../../src/scripting/ScriptingMemory')
+
+// #region helper functions
+const echoConnector = ({ queueBotSays }) => {
+  return {
+    UserSays (msg) {
+      queueBotSays({
+        sender: 'bot',
+        sourceData: msg.sourceData || { request: msg.messageText },
+        messageText: msg.messageText
+      })
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+const convoByName = (compiler, name) => compiler.convos.find(c => c.header.name === name)
+
+const meTexts = (transcript) => transcript.steps
+  .filter(s => s.actual && s.actual.sender !== 'bot')
+  .map(s => s.actual.messageText)
+  .filter(t => t)
+// #endregion
+
+describe('scripting.scriptingmemory.convoMemory', function () {
+  describe('alias helpers', function () {
+    it('aliasConvoMemory copies scoped keys to short names for the current convo', function () {
+      const values = {
+        $Convo__Checkout__orderId: '342',
+        $Convo__Checkout__username: 'Joe',
+        $Convo__Payment__username: 'Jane',
+        $token: 'secret'
+      }
+      const aliased = ScriptingMemory.aliasConvoMemory('Checkout', values)
+      assert.equal(aliased.$orderId, '342')
+      assert.equal(aliased.$username, 'Joe')
+      assert.equal(aliased.$Convo__Checkout__orderId, '342')
+      assert.equal(aliased.$Convo__Payment__username, 'Jane')
+      assert.isUndefined(aliased.$pw)
+      assert.equal(aliased.$token, 'secret')
+      assert.equal(values.$orderId, undefined)
+    })
+
+    it('aliasConvoMemory lets scoped names win over a global of the same short name', function () {
+      const aliased = ScriptingMemory.aliasConvoMemory('Checkout', {
+        $orderId: 'global',
+        $Convo__Checkout__orderId: '342'
+      })
+      assert.equal(aliased.$orderId, '342')
+    })
+
+    it('convoMemoryAliases adds short names for the current convo prefix only', function () {
+      const aliased = ScriptingMemory.convoMemoryAliases('Checkout', [
+        '$Convo__Checkout__orderId',
+        '$Convo__Payment__username',
+        '$newPWD'
+      ])
+      assert.deepEqual(aliased, [
+        '$Convo__Checkout__orderId',
+        '$orderId',
+        '$Convo__Payment__username',
+        '$newPWD'
+      ])
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('expand and run', function () {
+    beforeEach(async function () {
+      const driver = new BotDriver({
+        [Capabilities.PROJECTNAME]: 'scripting.scriptingmemory.convoMemory',
+        [Capabilities.CONTAINERMODE]: echoConnector,
+        [Capabilities.SCRIPTING_ENABLE_MEMORY]: true
+      })
+      this.compiler = driver.BuildCompiler()
+      this.container = await driver.Build()
+    })
+
+    afterEach(async function () {
+      this.container && await this.container.Clean()
+    })
+
+    it('expands Checkout and ChangePassword with case suffix and applies scoped values', async function () {
+      this.compiler.ReadScriptsFromDirectory(path.resolve(__dirname, 'convosConvoMemory'))
+      this.compiler.ExpandScriptingMemoryToConvos()
+      this.compiler.ExpandConvos()
+
+      assert.sameMembers(this.compiler.convos.map(c => c.header.name), ['Checkout.One', 'ChangePassword.One'])
+
+      await this.container.Start()
+      const checkout = await convoByName(this.compiler, 'Checkout.One').Run(this.container)
+      await this.container.Stop()
+      assert.deepEqual(meTexts(checkout), ['login Joe 555', 'my order is 342'])
+      assert.equal(checkout.scriptingMemory.$username, 'Joe')
+      assert.equal(checkout.scriptingMemory.$orderId, '342')
+      assert.equal(checkout.scriptingMemory.$Convo__Payment__username, 'Jane')
+
+      await this.container.Start()
+      const changePassword = await convoByName(this.compiler, 'ChangePassword.One').Run(this.container)
+      await this.container.Stop()
+      assert.deepEqual(meTexts(changePassword), ['login Tom 234', 'change password to 78977'])
+      assert.equal(changePassword.scriptingMemory.$username, 'Tom')
+      assert.equal(changePassword.scriptingMemory.$newPWD, '78977')
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/scripting/scriptingmemory/convosConvoMemory/cases.scriptingmemory.txt b/test/scripting/scriptingmemory/convosConvoMemory/cases.scriptingmemory.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9107e85e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripting/scriptingmemory/convosConvoMemory/cases.scriptingmemory.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Case|$Convo__Payment__username|$Convo__Payment__pw|$Convo__Checkout__username|$Convo__Checkout__pw|$Convo__Checkout__orderId|$Convo__ChangePassword__username|$Convo__ChangePassword__pw|$token|$newPWD
+One|Jane|123|Joe|555|342|Tom|234|secret|78977
diff --git a/test/scripting/scriptingmemory/convosConvoMemory/changepassword.convo.txt b/test/scripting/scriptingmemory/convosConvoMemory/changepassword.convo.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7182f475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripting/scriptingmemory/convosConvoMemory/changepassword.convo.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+ChangePassword
+
+#me
+login $username $pw
+
+#bot
+login $username $pw
+
+#me
+change password to $newPWD
+
+#bot
+change password to $newPWD
diff --git a/test/scripting/scriptingmemory/convosConvoMemory/checkout.convo.txt b/test/scripting/scriptingmemory/convosConvoMemory/checkout.convo.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2fe343ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripting/scriptingmemory/convosConvoMemory/checkout.convo.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Checkout
+
+#include Login
+
+#me
+my order is $orderId
+
+#bot
+my order is $orderId
diff --git a/test/scripting/scriptingmemory/convosConvoMemory/login.pconvo.txt b/test/scripting/scriptingmemory/convosConvoMemory/login.pconvo.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c53edfc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripting/scriptingmemory/convosConvoMemory/login.pconvo.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Login
+
+#me
+login $username $pw
+
+#bot
+login $username $pw