If he (the executive) said so, then we actually have a lot of chance. But I'm not really sure about the other crypto currencies, there's maybe a chance for Bitcoin but not for the altcoin.
There have been more high level people saying unrealistic things to happen within a certain amount of time. But them saying something isn't enough to actially make it happen. The only thing they can do is put their time into getting closer to what they have planned with Bitcoin.
Look at the Winklevoss twins. They have stated that Bitcoin will be worth $100,000 per coin at some point. Who on earth believes that nonsense? They are only out to hype up everything so their own stash of coins will increase significantly in value. They also stated that they won't sell any of their coins, which is exactly what they have done.
Bitcoin is enough for all people as it can do everything we want it to do, so why looking at altcoins?